Good Grammar!

Dear Nieces and Nephews

Your Auntie is a stickler for clear communications and one way to achieve such communication is to use proper grammar, spelling, syntax etc so that one’s meaning is understood. Ah! What brings this to the fore?

Well, your Auntie was reviewing William Deprospo’s Campaign Ad and something wasn’t quite right. And then it dawned on your Auntie! Grammar!

And so, we passed the advertisement to the English teacher on the Team and asked for some corrections, to convey the correct message. We hope Billy appreciates this assistance.

Here’s the ad again:

 

And the corrections:

   

Should read as: “For six years, prosecuted sex crimes cases and then homicides from Grand Jury to trial completion” (This was 30 years ago and the two actions were consecutive not concurrent. “Handled” could mean he filed the case records.)  

     

Should read as: “Former Assistant District Attorney Bronx County, under DA Risa Sugarman” (This was 30 years ago and is the same job as #1)

     

  

Should read as: “Criminal Defense Lawyer and partner of law firm” (He is not a trial partner, unless his tenure at the firm is on a trial basis with a specific term (end date). 

Our Team member also noticed that there are gaps in this resume, which should be corrected.

From Bill’s website: “Bill then moved to The Hudson Valley in 1987 and has represented seriously injured accident victims since 1989.”

Please account for your actions during 1987-1989, Bill, to complete your C.V. (Curriculum Vitae) After all, we cannot have a Judge with glaring gaps in his resume, can we? You might also include your activity from when you left the DA’s office (prior to 1987) to your arrival in the Hudson Valley.

Over two years are missing from his “resume”.

As of this writing, our teacher gives you a D-