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Tyler Florence Should Have Someone Proofread His Twitter
Published on: June 3, 2009 – 3:30 pm by Jillian Madison 
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New from the Twitterverse: Chef Tyler Florence will soon be launching a “Twitter cooking school.”
(We don’t have a clue what that means either, but as soon as we figure it out we’ll let you know.)
Tyler just sent out the following message, thanking everyone for their “patients” while he worked out the details. Patients? Is he launching the cooking school from his local hospital?
That’s “off the chain” embarrassing. Maybe he should be launching a Twitter spelling school instead?
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…also, “my web team are?!”
Last I checked, the word “team” is a collective noun and is singular.
“My web team is…”
I saw that Twitter when he sent it out! I clenched my teeth and took in a huge inhalation of air. It made me feel a bit better. :)
Well, no one said the man was a Harvard grad!
Harvard grad? Try high school grad!
I seem to remember reading in the NY Times recently about a woman that Twitters complete recipes. If that is what he’s trying to do, it’s not even an original idea.
…and shouldn’t it be “for holding a class” rather than “with holding a class”?? And it ‘PATIENCE’ not ‘PATIENTS’ unless he’s also a physician. So he can’t write and he can’t spell. What an embarrassment.
This is how Tyler describes his Twitter cooking school:
Tyler Quote #1: It will be a cooking School dedicated to you the home cook, helping you get dinner on the table and looking a rock star at the same time.
Tyler Quote #2: Anything goes, no question is too small and no problem is too big. It will be the largest cooking school in America via Twitter.
Tyler Quote #3: We’ll do it once a week. I’ll bring up the cooking topic, give you clear ideas on how to do it and then class discussion.
As I understand it, people vote on one dish they want to make. And then they go on Twitter and ask questions about it. It seems like the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Why not just write a recipe for people to follow!?
I think HE wants to look like a “rock star”. All the peeps on FN think they are “rock stars”. More like rock heads…
Obviously, this was a shout out to all of the other patients at the hospital who came by to visit T-Flo while he was recovering from Big Zimm’s hanging-10 on his puss…
“My Web Team are”… too funny…ya’know, this is how the Brits talk when they go about describing football teams, scores, etc…what wankers!
Well, I’m a gonna joyn da skool so i kin git me some dinner trainin so i kin be me a rock star to.
Follow the leader Tyler. Maybe the screaming little school girls that follow Miley as well, will like your cupcake recipes.
Good job on denigrating the the chef training and cilinary institutes around the world you goof.
” Say Bill, where did you obtain your chef training ? ”
” I am glad you asked. I learned it at Florence’s Twitter school. 25 digits at a time . Say do any of yuz know what cassoulet is ? “
My understanding is that Tyler’s Skool for Twits will also be offering courses in the following disciplines:
-PC and gun repair
-Legal assistant
-Medical assistant
-boat engine repair
…now that is officially off the chain, my peeps!
The name of the school will be “Florence University of Cuisine au Kitchen or better known as F.U.C.K.
Hmmm. I think a Twitter Cooking School is a little silly, but I get the idea behind it. Ty’s reaching out to his audience, and I think the concept behind that is admirable.
As for Twypos (oh Lord, forgive me for making up a new Twitter word) or blog / chat / IM typos for that matter, I don’t get up in arms about ‘em. They’re all casual-speak environments, and I can let a lot slide. As long as I get the gist of what the other person was trying to say, I won’t (ahem) Tweak out.
Formal documents, on the other hand, like press releases or business emails, yeah. Get the grammar, spelling, etc. correct, or you’ll look pretty foolish.
Lana, I respectfully disagree with you on all counts. I think it’s tragic for people to not know the difference between “patience” and “patients” – and it makes no difference to me if that mistake was made in a Twitter message or in an official company memo. An idiot is an idiot.
Also, while I agree it’s admirable for celebrities to reach out to their fans, the cynical side of me doesn’t think that’s what Tyler is doing. I get the sense that his #1 goal is to promote himself and increase visits to his website (considering everyone has to go there and “vote”, etc). Because, hey, if you’re on his website, then maybe you’ll visit his Mill Valley store. Or read about his knives. Or read more about his new baby food.
confusing patience/patients is not a typo. it’s ignorance.
thsi is an example of a typo.
Thank God he is good looking!!! I’m just saying…
I agree with Jillian. An idiot IS an idiot. He’s in it, bottom line, for himself and the eventual bucks the attention will create. It’s all about the money.
Maybe he’s thanking everyone for making his recipes and giving people such severe food poisoning that they are hospitalized?
I cant stand people who use improper grammar and punctuation. What was Tyler thinking about ?
I believe Tyler was diagnosed with ADD/HD as a child. My son has the same diagnosis and has tremendous difficulty with language arts, reading and spelling.
Cut the guy some slack.
I’ve heard ADD being used to explain away a lot of things in my day… but never stupidity. That’s a first.
I have 7-year-old twins diagnosed with ADD and ADHD. They were diagnosed at ages 3 and 4, so we’ve been living with this for a few years and I know a fair bit about it. It is my understanding that the vast majority of children who have this disorder fall into the high intelligence range; in fact, my child who has the ADHD diagnosis has been evaluated by several people as a genius (which sometimes gives me the heebie-jeebies; how do you raise a child who’s smarter than you are?) and her sister is highly intelligent as well, although not genius-level. So I don’t think stupidity can be explained by his childhood diagnosis. However, I ALSO don’t think stupidity is behind his writing. Undoubtedly, he writes really, REALLY poorly–he knows what he wants to say, but hasn’t taken the time to learn to spell. He should know by now that this is a weak area for him and use spell-check or a dictionary. I doubt he’s dumb; sounds like he’s just lazy and impulsive–classic ADD/HD.
And I don’t believe it is a direct link to being obnoxious…
Hey Florence,
You’re a complete fool to think you can teach people to cook with Twitter. I think the only thing you are trying to accomplish is to stoke your giant ego and tell everyone what an innovator you are when you do those lame cooking segments on GMA.
@ K-Lye Arse Oops, you forgot an apostrophe, and you used improper grammar by ending your sentence with a preposition.
Here are your two corrected sentences: “I can’t stand people who use improper grammar and punctuation. About what was Tyler thinking?”
Self-loathing is a serious issue. Get some help.
Love,
Everyone
“Maybe he should be launching a Twitter spelling school instead?”
If he does that, he could bring Giada along to teach proper enunciation.
Seriously, if he can’t spell or use language properly, he needs to tell a competent staff member what he wants to say and let them post it. It’s better than letting his ignorance hang out for all to see. If he ever reads sites like this he will realize we DO notice.
Yes, of course we all make typos occasionally. I did it myself today with the word SHOO IN, as Tatiana so graciously pointed out! But to me, a typo isn’t the same thing as confusing their/there or too/two. One is a silly mistake made by someone who really knows better. The other is an inherent misunderstanding about words/grammar, made by someone who inherently has no clue.
Admittedly, maybe it’s just me being hypersensitive to Tyler’s mistake. Secret: I have some history with the words PATIENCE and PATIENTS.
I was a finalist in a spelling bee when I was in 3rd grade. My whole family was there. It was huge. I was proud!
Anyway, I was given the word PATIENCE. And you know what? I had absolutely no clue how to spell it. I was throwing S’s and H’s in there like it was my job. Ultimately, I couldn’t spell the word, and I was eliminated. I ran to the bathroom and cried!
Now, it’s over 20 years later, and I still cringe every time I see that damn word. Patience. Patients.
But here’s the thing: I was given that word in a THIRD GRADE spelling bee. Tyler Florence is pushing 40, and still can’t spell it. Is there an excuse for that? Why is ignorance somehow tolerated and forgivable and overlooked so easily in our society?
Want to know something REALLY embarrassing? In sixth grade, I misspelled the word “HAM”. It wasn’t that I didn’t know how to spell it (as if!); it was that I was so relieved they gave me an easy word that I spoke too fast and mixed the letters up. After I misspelled the word I immediately said “Can I say that again?” They shook their heads sadly and said, “No, I’m sorry.” I felt so terrible; I had let everybody down.
But in tenth grade, I won the National Spelling Bee–spelling words very slowly and carefully.
Everyone should have an appreciation for the importance of basic intelligence and comic irony.
@K-Lye – I just want you to know that I caught the humor and sarcasm/irony in your comment. “Everyone” seemingly takes this line of blogs a little too/two/tutu seriously.
@Everyone – GET IT? GOT IT? GOOD!!
I just wanted all of you to know that K-Lye Arse is actually me Bobo the Food Network Addict.
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I loathe that site. Jacob’s ass kissing makes me want to wretch. And they slam FNH every chance they get. Jealousy is an ugly thing.
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And suppose all u twitterers(OMG did I spell that right)tweeters,twits- post messages that are grammatically correct.It’s a quick note typed on a tiny cell phone that is meant for brief ideas,abbreviations, and people that r typically busy as hell like I am right now! So what? who cares and WTF? For those of you that use spell check religiously-betcha have a little more time wasted than Tyler. Y’all take care & chill!