Minced pork & century old egg porridge is preferable anytime to tactless & thoughtless emails.
I’m no English Professor but compared to some of my colleagues I would qualify as one but I think a lack of command of the language is no excuse for the tactless email that was sent companywide to “All Staff” with regards to the euphemistically titled “Staff Movement” whereby the ‘movement’ of 4 staff were mentioned.
This ‘movement’ was defined as ‘promotion’ and ‘reassigned’; which is fine except that the author went on to congratulate 2 on their ‘deserving promotion’ while remaining silent with regards to the other 2 who were ‘reassigned’, leaving the recipients of the email to perhaps guess or conclude that the other 2 must be demoted!
I find this email to be distasteful if not in poor form but mostly I think a reflection of thoughtlessness as well as perhaps a lack of understanding about the finer points of the English language. You may sit down now students. *sigh*
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I could rant about the perils of e-mail, especially in situations like the one you describe Unker (note the capitalization, a gesture of respect for your years
) but I have distast3ful memories of a workplace 27 years ago. Payday, Friday afternoon. The foreman delivers all the paycheques by hand. Everyone sees the dismissal papers at the bottom of the stack of paycheques. So everyone knows that the last person to get their cheque is being let go. And being let go in the most insulting, crass, and juvenile way possible. I’ve never forgiven that action. No, it wasn’t me.
i am not too good in my command of the language also
if in Sibu, contact me..
i will b more careful when i write to u
benghui my kid saw the pic of the porridge n says it looks so yummy