Comments on: Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 18

By: GrammarBlog

GrammarBlog — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:02:00 +0000

That’s a hell of mantra.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:25:00 +0000

Ah, the long term outlook. You’re probably correct, but there needs to be a rule about who can perform lamination. It should never be the bad-spelling culprit who laminates, but an independent spelling directive body may laminate if it means preserving a piece of horror for educational purposes. That’s my new mantra.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:35:00 +0000

Paddy, I’m thinking that perhaps they should be laminated. To serve as a warning to others.

By: Paddy

Paddy — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:24:00 +0000

I always find it extra humourous when signs like the top one have gone through a lamination process without anyone noticing the whopping errors.

Spelling errors should never be laminated. That's my mantra.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:03:00 +0000

Well my original post had a number of errors in it, as you rightly pointed out.

I second your sentiment regarding Mondays, although I'd probably extend it to include any day before coffee has been imbibed.

By: Gez

Gez — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:43:00 +0000

Gah! I missed off a question mark. Damn Mondays.

By: Gez

Gez — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:42:00 +0000

Can we have the discussion about ‘panini’ already being plural in Italian so not needing an ‘s’. I always enjoy that one.