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Hugh selection

Abuse in Signage, Typos, wrong word

Posted by GrammarBlog on 23rd January, 2010

Hugh selection, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog.

A great spot here, sent in by Caroline. I imagine there are a few lorries in the Dreams Plc fleet with this error. Perhaps UK based readers might like to see if they can spot more.

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1. So does the moderator of this blog ever answer his constituents’ comments? I think this is funny, but oh well? An apostrophe is expensive and most people don’t notice it, although I do agree that it is important that advertisements be grammatically correct.

   Comment by Nick — 23rd January, 2010 @ 8:58 pm

2. Could do with an apostrophe in ‘Britains’ too.

   What amazes me is that sign-writers don’t pick up on the obvious mistakes like HUGH - it’s not as though it’s something you’d accidentally overlook.

   Comment by Ben Locker — 24th January, 2010 @ 4:17 pm

3. Again, I like to say God forbid the writer be so cheap as to forget to put the apostrophes…or did he forget? I think he was just being a pinchpenny, but that’s just my opinion. If I were posting advertisements, I would see to it that they be grammatically correct.

   Comment by Nick — 24th January, 2010 @ 6:57 pm

4. Me kno no grammer. Me the 90 percent whom no no grammerr. YOUR rong! Gerammer need not bee learnd in skool. It bad for u. HAHAHA!

   Comment by Nick — 24th January, 2010 @ 7:23 pm

5. I like to think that grammar is what people make of it. Most people, these days, don’t really care whether something written be grammatically correct or not, nor should they because it is no longer impressed upon them to do so.

   Be that as it may, I like to stress that good grammar, whether it be English grammar or French grammar or any other grammar, is important because it speaks volumes for the person who has written it. If we should dismiss this concept, then we’ll only be dismissing ourselves.

   Comment by Nick — 24th January, 2010 @ 7:41 pm

6. My favourite porn actor is Huge Grant.

   Comment by Paddy — 25th January, 2010 @ 5:05 pm

7. Translation: Each bed comes with your choice of Hugh: Hugh Laurie, Hugh Grant, or Hugh Dillon (for the Canadians in the crowd).

   Comment by sars — 26th January, 2010 @ 2:33 pm

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