I arrived home to find a note from Scottish Electric telling me that power would be cut off next Friday to enable tree maintenance. It began:
Dear Sir(s) or Madam,
Do you suppose they knew it was the piskie church?
I arrived home to find a note from Scottish Electric telling me that power would be cut off next Friday to enable tree maintenance. It began:
Dear Sir(s) or Madam,
Do you suppose they knew it was the piskie church?
It’s really interesting that you could possibly be a plural sir, but only a singular madam . . . . I could go on, but I think I’ll stop there.
If you think this country has bureaucratic problems try Sri Lanka – daughter is occupied in shipping home the little dog which was thrown against her door – eyes barely open – and which she has reared. Today’s post from her is a classic – and perhaps you will none of you mind my giving the link
http://beatricehannah.blogspot.com/
Maybe the letter originated in Sri Lanka …
No no, it plainly shows insider knowledge 😉
Teehee! 😀
Elizabeth, I did consider titling the post ‘inclusion or exclusion’. But in the end plural sirs and single madam felt too familiar to quibble about.
I suppose we should give the credit for trying. At least it’s not just sirs.