I think I just received the worst spam email in the history of domaining.
As a domainer, you’ll constantly receive spam from “Alex” and what not but the spam email I just got is literally a work of art.
*So* much fail, here it is (my comments are in bold):
Domain at flip (wtf is a domain at flip?)
Hello, I am Mike,and (free grammar lesson: commas before and/or aren’t necessary) I want to sell the domain name: REMOVED
I am currently offering this domain for sale (ok, ok, I got it, the “I want to sell the domain name” phrase you used in the previous sentence kinda hinted at that). Should your organization, have interest (you really like commas, don’t you?) in acquiring this domain, please feel free to contact me. Make me a offer! (don’t you mean AN offer?)
I believe that this business domain is more useful for your organization (more useful than what?)So, if you are interested in buying this domain please contact me with your price. (umm… you already said that).
Best regards,
Mike
Yep, a true work of art.
It’s the first time I’ve ever critiqued a spam email but this one definitely deserves it.
Truly amazing copywriting skills, I’ll go ahead and ask Mike if he has any other domains for sale. After reading such a masterpiece, I want all of them before some of you other shrewd domainers snag his gems 🙂
September 3rd, 2013 at 7:43 pm
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Actually, in American English usage, you DO need the comma before and, or, but, so, etc. IF what follows the comma is a complete sentence, so Mike (the spammer) has written this correctly.
“I am Mike, and I want to sell the domain name…”
Mike has created what we call a “compound sentence,” which is simply two (or more) sentences enclosed within the same structure. Without a conjunction, he would use a semi-colon, for example, “I am Mike; I want to sell the domain name…”
I taught this stuff for 20 years (college level), but you can look this up in any grammar book (under “conjunctions” or “FANBOYS” (acronym for conjunctions, LOL).
If you speak and write British English, the rules are different. Run-on sentences and comma splices are accepted as correct.
🙂
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September 3rd, 2013 at 11:46 pm
@Ms Domainer: you learn something new every day, thanks!
We were taught British English in school, so seeing commas before and/or always seems weird to me. Btw, I own Fanboys.com 🙂
September 4th, 2013 at 10:17 am
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What a coincidence; I’m sure you know FANBOYS as a term for super fans, e.g., Apple fanboys, but in academia, it’s used as a mnemonic device for memorizing the conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
A great domain, BTW. Lucky you.
🙂