Poor syntax gets on my nerves. So does SPAM.
That’s why I was doubly upset when I got an email from Leslie Ghiz’s campaign today. Since I’d already spent the mental energy determining if I’d actually signed up for her email list (I didn’t) I decided to check out her site. I know, I know — that just just validates spammers but I couldn’t resist figuring out to which party she belongs.
I first searched for her party affiliation: Republican. That usually doesn’t play a large role in local politics, as it does in national politics, so I kept reading. That’s when I found her accomplishments page.
The fact that every one of them starts with “GHIZ stood up” could not be more cliche and not to mention annoying. I’ll give her the “GHIZ stood up as…” comments, but when it starts “GHIZ stood up and…” I want to scream “does she do everything on her feet?” I understand the intention; her publicist wants to show how many stands she makes. When the sentence starts “GHIZ stood up and…” though it indicates she merely stood up and then she did something!
GHIZ, take a seat in front of an 8th grade English book and get to reading! Please keep up the good work for Cincinnati, too.
