This is a collection of mini-rants about South Africa:
Spelling:The official customs/entry-to-country form we were given on the plane into South Africa contained three obvious spelling mistakes (or possibly more.. I didn't read the fine print). And since then, I've seen terrible spelling every day, often in places that should really know better.
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Have a great trip!
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Wikipedia says "Written Afrikaans differs from Dutch in that the spelling reflects a phonetically simplified language, and so many consonants are dropped. The spelling is also considerably more phonetic than the Dutch counterpart."
So, maybe it's that they are used to just spelling things phonetically and don't so much care about the spelling, even if they're using English?
I'm just trying to guess really. :)
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Eg. Aquisition, similtaneous, previus..
I'm still giggling at the leaner driver, though. It looked like the sort of notice they would have had on the back of every one of that company's cars.
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Were the drivers leaning? :)
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(found you via Strawberry Frog's comment on the Cape Town highway!)
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"fine print). A since then"
It gets worse - the book I'm reading (a local writer) had a spelling mistake. A big bad one... Also, I've plowed through several marketing docs this morning waiting for my sign off, and every single one had at least two mistakes. These things come from professional copy writers! I mean, REALLY!
I think most South Africans regard traffic fines as a reward for not driving Miss Daisy. I know I do... But then, I very rarely seem to get them because although cops have higher priorities they seem to "give me a chance" every single time.
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