Comments on: Grammar abuse in signage – part 9

By: Mauricio Bongio

Mauricio Bongio — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 05:35:19 +0000

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By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 14:28:00 +0000

I agree, Anonymous! If your grammar is going to be that horrendous, at least make your mistakes consistent. Then at least there would be one shred of logic: if the person can’t decide whether they have apostrophes or not, surely they would be forced to decide on one option?

By: funkymono (aka Jeremy)

funkymono (aka Jeremy) — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:51:00 +0000

I just now saw your link to this post in the comment section on the photo's Flickr page. Thanks for posting this here, and what a great blog!

Something else I just noticed: those are definitely not the Blue Ridge Mountains in that illustration; our peaks aren't that jagged, and we do not have those trees here!

I need to remember to swing by this place in the next few days to see if it's still around or if they tanked. If it's the latter, we'll chalk it up to the bad signage.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:35:00 +0000

Even more annoying than the unnecessary apostrophes is the discrimination displayed in allocating them. Why, for example, does latte get an apostrophe, while poor old cappuccino misses out?

By: André McFarlane

André McFarlane — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 18:06:00 +0000

That’s the most vile sign I’ve ever seen.

By: Gez

Gez — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:48:00 +0000

I’d like to see multiple exclamation points and a bit of comic sans or bank gothic thrown in the mix.

By: Blue

Blue — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:38:00 +0000

What more could you ask for of a sign/company who offers all mistakes in one lump?

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:36:00 +0000

That’s seven of the blogs I read!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:51:00 +0000

Don’t forget the savage typographical abuse. ‘Hmm, “Drive Thru” looks a bit small on its own like that; I’ll just stretch it a bit so that it takes up more space.’

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:14:00 +0000

That sign is wonderful.

I just got your comment and wanted to check out your blog. Keep up the good work!

Cheers,

Sharon