Wrong Attitude to Mistakes By Announcer?

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 40, 12 April 1935, Page 50

Wrong Attitude to Mistakes By Announcer?

To the Editor Sir,-In your issue of March 22, a correspondent signing himself H.P. draws attention to a grammatical error made by one 1YA announcer, I should say that if he feels so strongly on this matter as he implies, it would be far kinder. and more courteous, to write privately io

Mr. Culford Bell, rather than try and belittle a man in such a prominent post tion. It ean hardly be expected that such remarks would be treated in any other way than ignoring them. At any rate, the error is a very common One, and if your correspondent’s grammar be so perfect, he would be much happier to pass by what evidently offends him and to follow the golden rule, "Do to others as you would have them do to you. I am not a friend of Mr. Bell’s, and

Tam not known to him; but I cannot tolerate injustice, and feel it is not "playing the game" to try and lower the status of any man (or woman), and particularly of one who occupies such a position-lI

am, etc.,

E.

Y.

Auckland.