Survey show workers shud write better



NEW YORK – It‘snot just students who need to brush up on their writing.

A majority of U.S. employers say about one-third of workers do not meet the writing requirements of their positions, according to a survey by the College Board‘sNational Commission on Writing.

Survey show workers shud write better (MSNBC/AP)

I’m sorry, this is just TOO easy. Is this supposed to be a joke?

(Look closely at the headline.)

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  • "3rd of employees" means "not the 2nd and not the 4th", but that's an obscure error.

  • You'd think they'd include at least one more mistake to make the joke a little clearer, but I've always found those headlines silly....

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