Abuse in Signage, Spelling
All part of the servis
It's always a delight when an establishment is unswervingly dedicated to getting things wrong. Further to a previous post about rampant quotation mark abuse at a Nottingham furniture shop, GrammarBlog's Nottingham correspondent Samantha Moran has spotted another case of WRONG at the very same shop....
Drinking in the old fashion days
On a recent visit to Bristol, I was enthralled to stumble across an 'old fashion pub' for the first time. You would be forgiven for thinking an establishment called Seamus O'donnells (lower case 'd', no apostrophe -'s') ...
Part of the “furniture”
If it's quality but low price furniture you're looking for, steer well clear of this establishment in Nottingham. Thanks to Samantha Moran for resisting the temptation to do ironic "air quotes" with her fingers and instead choosing to take these photos....
Beware the parking inspector at Hogwarts
Thanks to Angela in Essex for this picture of a sign outside her local Italian restaurant. Either the owner of this restaurant is a wizard with the ability ...
Hugh selection
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 ...
“I’m sorry to nit-pick…”
Reasons why regional media must never die, #2: nit-picking letters. Having returned to my native Teesside for the festive season, it was with customary zeal that I threw open the pages of 'Now&Then', a micro-regional local interest magazine delivered free to 78,000 'selected homes' in towns and villages across the area. It's ...
The artist formally known as Prince
This is surely an example of homophonic abuse... This shop front was spotted by Matt Top Boy FFS whilst prowling the streets of Manchester. When a lighting shop rebadges itself, I expect better than this. I've tried to accept the slight possibility that it's not ...
STOR! In the Name of Love
Reasons Why Regional Newspapers Must Never Die, Vol. 1: This heartwarming tale of youth power from the Manchester Evening News... Schoolboy spots street sign blunder A SCHOOLBOY fears spelling is on the road to ruin after a street sign blunder. Adam Gant, 11, spotted the embarrassing mistake in large letters as he walked ...
Prostrate Cancer
It would be terribly insensitive to make fun of this plaque... Prostrate Cancer????, originally uploaded by revnev. I'm going for a lie down. So I'll ...
Oh Morecambe…
...so much to answer for. My friend and fellow pedant Tom, 24, has submitted this glorious catalogue of errors captured in a brief trip to north-west seaside resort Morecambe. He has also provided this potted history of the town to whet, and perhaps even wet, the appetite:...
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