[Closed] Trust a builder with poor grammar?

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both were happy to give references

would be a much better guide than the ability to spell!

Take up his references.

Then make a decision.

Must be a slow day in Glasgow. Well, either that or Dan is just being slow in Glasgow.

Apart from the fact you can't write in proper sentences or spell correctly yourself?

You have a very good point there. I like to make sure my builders can not only conjugate a verb, but also have a good understanding of the correct use of the past participle. In the same way I took my son out of the school he was in as his English teacher was incapable of building a brick wall.

my dads a builder, he can't spell to save his life.

He wouldn't rip anyone off, in fact his accountant told him to up his prices because he wasn't charging enough.

trust an english professor to build a house? 🙂

his English teacher was incapable of building a brick wall.

I always dumb down for my clients...helps them feel a little superior and distracts them from the screwing they're about to get 😆

Both really drove home their local tradesman

That was kind of them, not really relevant though.

This is a forum so bashing out thoughts in a random and slightly incorrect way is acceptable. If I was emailing a client, though, I'd make sure it was 100%. This lack of attention to detail may affect his planning.

I am a tradesman too and scrutinise any correspondence before sending it out. It's my company image that's at stake after all, which in turn affects my livelihood.

Unless you are hiring them to build a sign then I'm not sure what the issue is 😀

I recently had two builders come round to give me an early estimate [s]for[/s] [b]of[/b] cost for some work.

One was [s]presented very well[/s] [b]very well presented[/b] (unless of course he 'presented very well' then the 'was' wasn't necessary), smart, [s]and[/s] he was young and seemed to be professional.

The other was older and almost seemed a bit old school, but still appeared to know his stuff.

Both really drove home their local tradesman with a good reputation line, both were happy to give references and [s]were[/s] [b]are[/b] established local businesses.

The thing is, the younger guy can't send me [s]a clear email in[/s] [b]an email in clear[/b] [s]e[/s] [b]E[/b]nglish! I was leaning towards hiring him for the work but after reading things such as should of been send instead of should have been sent I am having second thoughts.

Would you be put off by this, or do you feel a builder can get away with this as long as he is good at the [s]pratical[/s] pra[b]c[/b]tical side of the work?

or do you feel a builder can get away with this as long as he is good at the [u]pratical[/u] side of the work?

Yawn.

Thanks to the couple of relevant replies. The others, why bother? Why post with intent of digressing instead of giving a down to earth response? Typical STW mindset, innit?

Ha ha, lost your sense of humour?

Is it cos you were dissing his english like then prooved you cant rite proper either?

MF done quita gud job of corectin ur english an that but stil missd sum stuf. Poor spellin gramar an that does wind my up but dunt fink it matters with a builder, hes theyre to build things not right about it. Or is it coz use Scottish and speaks a nother language?

ditto......take up the refrences, are either members of a trade organisation ? if so do they offer any gaurantee schemes(if they dont finish the work or go bust ) this goes for sub-contractors too, ask questions, if they dont give satisfacory answers look elsewhere.
hope this helps

As Deadly suggests, I wouldn't give a brickie who spoke the Queen's English a look in - obviously there would be something seriously amiss there.

The very least I would expect from a builder, is for them to speak in a totally uneducated manner.

I also would be expect them to provide me with a rich and varied range of expletives - used in a creative and imaginative way 💡

BTW, I'm assuming that you wouldn't even consider, a recently arrived East European ? .....their English can be really quite atrocious.

indeed - one can't be too careful when selecting tradesmen

may I suggest you send them both some Catullus for translation before your final selection......

Are you serious? How people can spell will have absolutely no impact on how good their work will be. Dont even give it another thought...

How people can spell will have absolutely no impact on how good their work will be

I'd be far more concerned about the arithmetic............... 🙄

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I reckon the fellow with the dodgy english was nigerian, don't hire him.

[i]If I was emailing a client, though, I'd make sure it was 100%[/i]

Yeh I bet you think it is 100%, but I'm sure you'll get some **** who thinks you must be a shite worker because you forgot to hyphe-nate a word.

Exams in written English don't maketh the man.

Slaps forehead at stupidity of op.

One other point which I think has more bearing on who you choose is how they were turned out. Doesn't matter if they wear a suit or overalls, or in my line of work, a uniform. Invariably, the ones who come to work looking like they have just fallen out of bed may know their job but you can guarantee they'll be the lazy buggers who will do as little as they can get away with and cut corners wherever possible.

Obviously this is not 100% true but the chances are that someone who takes care of their appearance will be more inclined to take a pride in their work. IMHO of course 8)

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A daft original question, followed by some hilarius replies. Cheered me up!