1. That's the feminine form.
2. Anyway, as President Andrew Jackson is alleged to have said, "It is a poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."
John, who was shouting? I just said we should have elected Frohnmayer. I think Roberts is an embarrassment and a hack. She makes me groan. I can't believe I voted for her. Probably my worst vote ever.
Now I vote for Republicans worse than Frohnmayer for that seat.
New park in the Pearl.
Master Plan for Washington Park?
Always money for planning in our area.
Plans for 2040,
yes let us continue to have people engaged in future plans,
does that make it easier to avoid dealing with current problems?
A feel good thing, again like all the current buzz words.
Reality - restrooms in parks closed, no garbage pickup.
Nguyen's a Vietnamese surname; perhaps English is not David's first language. But then someone with copyediting skills should have looked it over before it was posted.
My thoughts too Eric. But what about spell check?
Even my iPhone corrects my spelling as I thumb type!
How pathetic! and another waste of taxpayer money!
"Nguyen's a Vietnamese surname; perhaps English is not David's first language. But then someone with copyediting (sic) skills should have looked it over before it was posted."
So now C.O.P. employees get to play the "English isn't my first language" card? I noticed in the press release that Governor of Oregon was spelled both correctly and incorrectly. Hiring people to edit the work of P.R. personnel doesn't strike me as a wise use of our tax dollars. Regulars on this blog can vouch for the fact that I'm not the greatest speller or grammarian on the planet, but at least I'm consistent when I screw up!
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1. That's the feminine form.
2. Anyway, as President Andrew Jackson is alleged to have said, "It is a poor mind that can only think of one way to spell a word."
Posted by Allan L. | March 16, 2012 9:05 AM
Good observation. Dude misspells his last name, too.
Posted by dg | March 16, 2012 9:39 AM
Is Mr. Nguyen one of the countless flacks sucking from the COP teat? A real pro.
Posted by RJBob | March 16, 2012 10:00 AM
Most incompetent Governor of Oregon in the 20th century visiting the most incompetent city councilor. Dumb and dumber.
Posted by John Benton | March 16, 2012 10:02 AM
Actually, you misspelled his last name in your post, Jack. Way to go.
Posted by dg | March 16, 2012 10:02 AM
In addition to the spelling issues, the grammar is terrible.
How much does this job pay?
Posted by Mike | March 16, 2012 10:03 AM
Let's go Fisching!
Posted by Dean Gadda | March 16, 2012 10:05 AM
Governer (twice), "She" (capitalized), missing a comma after "only".
DG,
Jacque's misspelling was intentional.
That's called "irony" round these parts.
He's a tax-law professor, an astute political commentator, and a journalist. He can spell Fish.
Posted by Mister Tee | March 16, 2012 10:13 AM
"Most incompetent Governor of Oregon in the 20th century ..."
And won against probably the best Republican since then that Oregon might (and better) have elected.
Posted by sally | March 16, 2012 10:36 AM
Sally, you got to be kidding, Frohnmayer? Much better than Roberts, but nothing to shout about.
Posted by John Benton | March 16, 2012 10:51 AM
John, who was shouting? I just said we should have elected Frohnmayer. I think Roberts is an embarrassment and a hack. She makes me groan. I can't believe I voted for her. Probably my worst vote ever.
Now I vote for Republicans worse than Frohnmayer for that seat.
Posted by sally | March 16, 2012 11:17 AM
New park in the Pearl.
Master Plan for Washington Park?
Always money for planning in our area.
Plans for 2040,
yes let us continue to have people engaged in future plans,
does that make it easier to avoid dealing with current problems?
A feel good thing, again like all the current buzz words.
Reality - restrooms in parks closed, no garbage pickup.
How much do Master Plans cost?
Posted by clinamen | March 16, 2012 11:20 AM
Governer (Barbara) Roberts x 1
Governer Roberts x 3
Governor of Oregon x 1
All of the above are correct.
The former Governor just changed her first name to Governer, and added a middle name (Barbara).
Who knew?
Obviously, David Nguyen knew!!!
Posted by Harry | March 16, 2012 11:32 AM
"Spellingate" reminds me of Senator Moynihan's admission, while serving as Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, that he was "innumerate."
And, yes, I checked the spelling.
Posted by Nick Fish | March 16, 2012 12:56 PM
Nguyen's a Vietnamese surname; perhaps English is not David's first language. But then someone with copyediting skills should have looked it over before it was posted.
Posted by Eric | March 16, 2012 1:09 PM
My thoughts too Eric. But what about spell check?
Even my iPhone corrects my spelling as I thumb type!
How pathetic! and another waste of taxpayer money!
Posted by Portland Native | March 16, 2012 4:14 PM
"Nguyen's a Vietnamese surname; perhaps English is not David's first language. But then someone with copyediting (sic) skills should have looked it over before it was posted."
So now C.O.P. employees get to play the "English isn't my first language" card? I noticed in the press release that Governor of Oregon was spelled both correctly and incorrectly. Hiring people to edit the work of P.R. personnel doesn't strike me as a wise use of our tax dollars. Regulars on this blog can vouch for the fact that I'm not the greatest speller or grammarian on the planet, but at least I'm consistent when I screw up!
Posted by Usual Kevin | March 16, 2012 5:37 PM
tankfixer learned long ago that the F7 key was his friend.
Posted by tankfixer | March 16, 2012 7:54 PM
Orthography does not appear to be the strong suit of the governmentally employed:
"'Not much I can say about the mistake you discovered other than follow a very sound theory: "mess up, fess up and clean up,"' [US Senate Sergeant at Arms Terrance] Gainer told Yahoo News. 'The error is being corrected.'"
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/federal-government-typo-day-205417924.html
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | March 16, 2012 8:38 PM
Nick Fish,
How much do Master Plans cost?
How much did the Lents Park Master Plan cost?
How much will the Washington Parks Master Plan cost?
Posted by clinamen | March 17, 2012 11:31 AM
You're nitpicking. Haven't you ever had a typo slip through on a published piece?
Petty.
Posted by Bryan | March 18, 2012 6:55 PM
"Governer" four times is not a typo.
Posted by sally | March 18, 2012 8:18 PM
These are not typos. These are blatant misspellings.
Necessities
Governor
Those are sixth grade words at most.
There is also something called spell check.
Posted by Jack Bog | March 18, 2012 8:18 PM