Very few things irritate me more than misspellings. There really is no excuse in today’s world of system-wide spellchecking. (With the notable exceptions of there/their, to/too, et. al. which are inexcusable )

From Charlottesville’s new website:

TIME IS QUICKLY RUNNING OUT !

ABSOLUTE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPT 01!

IF YOU LIVE IN YOUR HOME & YOUR HOME IS VALUED AT OR BELOW $238,200 –READ ON –

DO NOT MISS THIS GRANT (NO PAY BACK) OPPERTUNITY

Free money from the City!! Whoo-hoo!

1) Define “value.” Market value or assessed value?