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A confused accountant in 2015

Accountant (answering phone): Smith CPA, may I help you?

Salesperson: Hi Mr. Smith. Did you know that you can now get a web address that ends in .accountant, rather than your existing .com domain?

Accountant: I didn’t. Why would I do that?

Salesperson: It will help you get more business online. Visitors will instantly recognize that you’re an accountant. And it’s only $25 a year.

Accountant: Interesting. OK, I’ll take smith.accountant.

Salesperson: Great!

One month later…

Accountant (answering phone): Smith CPA, may I help you?

Salesperson 2: Hi Mr. Smith. Did you know that you can now get a .accountantS web address, rather than your existing .com domain?

Accountant: Oh, I by now have my fresh smith.accountant domain name.

Salesperson 2: Are you sure? It states right here that smith.accountants is available.

Accountant: Yeah, you guys called me last month and I bought it for $25. The charge is by now on my credit card.

Salesperson 2: I’m sorry, Mr. Smith. There must be some confusion. Our domains are $50, and smith.accountants is still available.

Accountant: Wait, did you say dot accountantS or dot accountant?

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