Happy National Grammar Day: Good grammar can keep you from getting ripped off

A tweet from one of my favorite grammarians and podcasters, GrammarGirl, informed me that today is National Grammar Day. So I thought I'd share this email that I received from "iTunes store" recently to illustrate how knowledge of proper grammar can keep you from getting ripped off. When I looked a little closer at this message I counted 10 different grammar errors in this short missive (can you find them all?)—I'm pretty sure Apple wouldn't have let this go out the door looking like this. I'm certainly not going to click on that link. (I deleted the actual link so as not to perpetuate the fraud. When I checked the underlying URL it looked very suspicious.)

Dear, We were unable to proccess your most recent paymant.Did you recently changed your bank,phone number or credir card? To ensure that your service is not interrupted,please update your billing information by clicking on fallowing link (link deleted) Just verify that informations entered are correct. If you have forgotten your password or need additional customer service, please visit(link deleted) Thanks for setting up your account! Sincerely, The iTunes Store Team Apple Inc. --------- So there you go—if you ever doubted the value of knowing proper grammar rules, doubt no more.