Okay, enough work. Time for a Friday treat!

Here’s an excellent example of what not to do when responding to a personal ad. My brother received this response to his ad on one of the popular online singles services. He promises me, and I believe him, that he didn’t change a single word. The email address identifies the writer as living in Russia.

Hello.

Did not expect to receive from me the letter, and I have decided to write to you and would be glad if you will answer me I hope that you will answer me. I very much liked yours a structure and I would like will communicate with you to me very pleasantly if you will answer me reciprocity. I hope to you it will be not difficult to write to me the letter.

I shall tell a little about myself and for whom I search on means of the Internet, for me it is necessary fair and fair the person which will support me difficult minutes and always will be direct and open with me. I hope what exactly you and there is such person, certainly it only my assumption I in fact yet had no experience of dialogue with you and in general experience of dialogue on the Internet. But all the same it is necessary to study sometime and I have decided to try and I hope do not spend time for nothing.

I hope that I shall not be mistaken in you. I shall be very glad if it so. Please write to me I shall look forward. Please write to me as I shall soon delete the structure so write I I shall wait.

I was a little about myself think of myself quite beautiful woman, I do not have low self-estimation. I very much like to communicate with people and in general I on a life the person cheerful and full of a life.

So write if I have interested you I shall be glad to answer. In more detail I shall tell about myself in the following letter.

Essential Takeaway Point:
If you’re not writing in your native language, please have an experienced translator review your work, especially if you’re looking for love and a green card.