Comments on: Do PR people need to take a basic English writing course or are they just dishonest? http://rosecantine.com/2009/02/05/are-pr-people-liars-or-bad-writers/ Personal blog of Esme Vos Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:14:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Esme Vos http://rosecantine.com/2009/02/05/are-pr-people-liars-or-bad-writers/#comment-243 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:14:37 +0000 http://www.rosecantine.com/?p=1151#comment-243 When did it become acceptable practice to use the phrase “the leading . . .” in press releases? When did it become standard practice to lie in press releases?

]]> By: ryan http://rosecantine.com/2009/02/05/are-pr-people-liars-or-bad-writers/#comment-242 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:31:46 +0000 http://www.rosecantine.com/?p=1151#comment-242 Yes, the “spin”. “One of the largest” could also mean they’re number one-million on the largest list. I happen to be “one of the best” network engineers ;) I played baseball once, so I’m also one of the best at that.

Remedial English? I go berserk when I catch grammar and spelling errors on published documents. I catch them all the time. This is amazing considering English, Communications, and Journalism majors are recruited for Marketing and PR positions.

They won’t change anything. But I’m glad there are people like us who know when we see something other than the complete truth.

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