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Posted on September 17, 2009 by Dissent

Associated Press provides this little reminder on the importance of good grammar and spelling:

Bad grammar and spelling tripped up a man who was trying to steal Social Security numbers and other information from jobseekers by impersonating West Virginia’s governor, police said.

Matthew Don Reed of Hinton is being held on $10,000 bond on charges of impersonating a public official, impersonating a state Division of Natural Resources officer and forgery of a public document.

AP reports that the letter, which was supposed to be from Gov. Joe Manchin, read, in part:

“It’s nice to have you as an employee of West Virginia,” the letter said. “Your super (boss) Matt talk a lot of thangs about you. I hope you stay with us a long time. If you got ? please ask Matt.”

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