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Poor English and the Small Print...The Reveal

A while back, I asked:

I have an online-redeemable rebate form that I want to use when I make a purchase. Right underneath the amount of the rebate and my rebate code are the words:

"EXPIRES OCTOBER 14, 2007"

Now, I ask you, does that mean the rebate must be redeemed before October 14 or can be used through October 14? The vendor's interpretation was in the small print, but I'm curious if everyone agrees with that. Please vote and tell me what you think. In a few days, I'll post what the vendor meant.

Here are the results to that survey:

Thank you for voting and for agreeing with me! The wording of this rebate should mean that the rebate can be used on October 14. BUT...the big reveal...Apple, the rebate issuer, didn't agree. The small print on the rebate form said:

"expires 11:59 P.M. October 13, 2007"

Unlike the statement above, this line was in small print in the middle of the rebate form in the middle of a sentence in the middle of a paragraph...in other words, it was buried. Twits. I wonder how many people were burned by that. Luckily, I read the small print about 11:40 P.M. and quickly placed my order to redeem the rebate. But shame on Apple for playing shenanigans like that!

Home Snooping

Every Sunday the Chicago Tribune does a brief article and a longer survey with some person of note. Either a well-known or semi-well known person, or a person related to current event or topic. They ask a range of questions like:

• What do you have in your home from your childhood?
• If we stopped by right now, would your bed be made?
• What do you have on your night stand?
• What reading material do you have in your bathroom?

One question that seems to garner some interesting and eye-opening responses is: "Do you do any friendly snooping when visiting the homes of others?" I think when this series started running they just asked about snooping, the word "friendly" was added more recently. One interior decorator responded, "Of course! Who doesn't?" One person said, "If it's a first or second date, I check the bathroom medicine cabinet." Others have said, "Of course not."

I decided to ask you:

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Poor English and the Small Print

I have an online-redeemable rebate form that I want to use when I make a purchase. Right underneath the amount of the rebate and my rebate code are the words:

"EXPIRES OCTOBER 14, 2007"

Now, I ask you, does that mean the rebate must be redeemed before October 14 or can be used through October 14? The vendor's interpretation was in the small print, but I'm curious if everyone agrees with that. Please vote and tell me what you think. In a few days, I'll post what the vendor meant.

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Please vote. I'm really curious how others interpret this. And please vote based on how you interpret "expires October 14," NOT how you think the vendor does based on me even posting this. Use Comments if you want to add anything. Thanks for assisting with my curiosity!

Just For Fun

OK, just for fun. Click an option below to share your opinion...nobody (including me) will know how you voted, so chip in and have some fun. ;-)

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Anticipation

Come on, answer honestly. ;-)

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Jane Austen Novel Survey

Clearly, an important question!

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Edge

Years ago they used to talk about people being leading edge if they always wanted the latest technology. Soon, that term wasn't sharp enough for the way some people cut into new tech items and, thus, bleeding edge entered the lingo.

I've always enjoyed letting other people prick their fingers and wallets on the latest and greatest; I wait for tried and true. I've coined this Dull Edge.

What's your edge?

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Hitchcock Movie Poll

(Update: I know Psycho is misspelled below, but the service used to create the poll won't let me edit the question. Why not? Because that service, Vizu, claims there is profanity in the question. They are picking on part of Sir Alfred's last name. Now what am I supposed to do about that! It's part of his name, not a separate word used in a particular way! Good thing I didn't write a poll with this question: How would you assess the screwed up job of Dick Durbin?)

Tell all your friends to come vote. :-)

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Reading Poll Results

A few weeks ago I posted a poll and below are the results. If you'd like to vote, the poll is still open here, so give it a go.

I'm so glad I'm not the only one that savors a good book before starting another. ;-) Thanks for participating!

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