RYA advocating bad grammar!

This needs to be ranted!
I've just had several attempts at filling out an online application form to
be allowed to do my race coaching course, only to have the form rejected
several times. The reason for the rejection you ask? I dared to be so bold
as to include proper grammar to better verbalize 'summary of experience'.
It wasn't until I systematically reworded everything to exclude all
apostrophes and commas that it finally accepted my form. I couldn't
bring myself to remove the full stops and was relieved when it finally
accepted my form with those included. However, the problem now arises
that they're to receive an application form so dumbed down that they'll
assume me to be either a slow child or merely a complete moron.
Who ever designed the application form clearly still harbours a severe
grudge against their old english teacher.

Doug H

Edited by Doug.H

Although it is lazy programming there are characters that without some fiddling are upsetting if the next step is database access. Apostrophes are a favourite as are ampersands - and don't get me started on the Irish and their surnames - apostrophes valid in email names - whatever next!

If I ever use numerics in place of proper spelling for words such as "before" and "great" or am caught using the numeric equivalent for "all the time" - please shoot me.

Get hip to the jive (or whatever you young people say) - never.