Saturday, May 31, 2008

Taxi driver banned for bad grammar


UK - Barmy council chiefs banned cabbie Laurence Kirk from working – because he can’t use apostrophes. The married dad of two, 50, failed a grammar exam he had to take before he could apply for a private hire licence. It is meant to weed out foreign drivers who can’t speak English. Those who pass then take a BTEC taxi exam. Laurence, whose cabbie licence from six years ago had expired, was quizzed about apostrophes in a story on football. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Boflex