It seems as if they're no longer written by non-native English speakers, which goes a long way towards making them more insidious. While still perfectly intelligible, most folks who use English as a second language don't speak in the same voice as, say, Wells Fargo corporate communications.
Most people who use English as their milk language don't speak in the same voice as Wells Fargo Corporate Communications. :-) Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink jra@baylink.com Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth & Associates http://baylink.pitas.com 2000 Land Rover DII St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274