"However, I my email didn't go out to thousands of people at the same time"

I wonder where I found it ?

Steve

The Theatre Communications Guild puts out a great annual directory of regionals, LORTS, LOA, etc. It has the addresses, websites, names and titles of key personnel. I use it to cross-reference the submission guidelines.

You can get it through the Drama Book Shop in NY (they ship) and probably through TCG directly.

It's worth it.

"… your sponsorship will make the pubic and other professionals more aware of your services."

Paula, that's nuts! I don't suspect he'll get in touch – he's probably not sure what you said since it was in perfect English. LOL

Mis-translations can be fun, but two recent examples in my local news media had me cringing. A TV news anchor discussing school enrollment said there were "less" students when he meant "fewer."

I think I mentioned the other major typo here a couple weeks ago: In the Health Beat section of the local newspaper the headline read,"Know the warning signs of heat-related illness," but no such signs were mentioned anywhere in the article. I sent the editor-in-chief a polite letter (with the clip) kindly pointing out the misleading title, and asking if it was a case of bad editing, poor headline writing, or incomplete content. I said it read like something from a $3-per article content mill, then went on to offer a few examples of how the overall quality of the paper has declined in the past year or so. (Reporters quoting Twitter, blog posts recycled as columns, mash-ups of other stories their reporters read online, and running the same wire stories two or three times in a week – and I only get weekend delivery.) I said I want to support print media, but his paper is making that difficult. I gave him an out, as well, by noting the decline began under his predecessor. Nearly a month has passed and the only communication I've received from the paper is notification that their rates are going up – "…about the cost of a Happy Meal" – and saying how subscribers will now receive "free" access to the web edition. Free? Really?

But, I couldn't resist saying that those "repelling fireman" should use a stronger deodorant! So, I vote for the smell option you have there. At least the ad warns you that you're going to this event with the possibility of being repelled. I hate it when no one takes the time to warn you.

For some stupid reason, cowlneck makes me think of a cow bell. So, that could be why the side belt is hanging low. The cow bell is just too heavy for silk.

Colin, that's funny!

Devon, proofread indeed! I get that in blogs we're just winging it, but in anything we present beyond that, we have to be careful. Mistakes happen. The idea is to limit the number of people viewing those mistakes. 🙂

Jake, I wonder what a "showlder" looks like? It's sounds almost Klingon.