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Old 10-12-2010, 03:35 PM   #36
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Seriously? What are going on about with the grammar/syntax problems in there? I mean the use of 'Being we are ...' may be non-standard, but it's still not unnatural English. Geez, an email is not an English exam. The rest is fine. This is hardly one of those Engrish emails from the back of beyond.

I wouldn't accept a cheque either, but the things you're pointing out hardly stand out to me as red flags.
Normally I'd agree, but if you're representing a company/city department, chances are that you're going to use decent spelling and grammar, in particular for the words "City of Ottawa".
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