I was recently clued in to a sad fact – Even although words are my game and many rely on me creating, tweaking, editing and publishing said words I am an amateur, a child, a nincompoop and a pauper in comparison to my learned friends who qualified as lawyers.
A friend told me that his lawyer charged R53.00 per e-mail, even for those that were only EIGHT FARGING WORDS long! Apparently this is a discounted ‘friend of the family’ rate. I have no way of proving that though.
So based on the above I did a quick calculation:
- An email of 8 words then costs R6.62 per word
- On average I read, edit, write and publish around 35 articles per day
- Lets assume that each article is 400 words long
- Ergo – R6.62 * 35 * 400 = R92 680.00 PER DAY!
If I was studying law and affected by #FeesMustFall I wouldn’t be happy having my opportunity to sell my words delayed in such a manner.
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Alan Straton
Chief Cook, Bottle Washer and Broom Mechanic at MyPE
Passionate about Port Elizabeth and definitely NOT packing for Perth.
Alan's ethos is epitomised in the words of Nelson Mandela; "I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the idea of a democratic and free society. If need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die."
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