Tags: Abuse in Signage
bitz’n'pizza’s
This makes me angry. Irrationally, compulsively and pathologically angry. Lucky old Pizza..., originally uploaded by jweisfeldadams. It's not even the extra apostrophe that bothers me; it's the whole thing. The zany use ...
You talkin’ to me?
Do people think it's cute, or funny, or friendly? Well it's not; it's confusing. The fact that this particular sign is all in capitals and has no full-stops makes it appear that this sign, when personified, is shouting a garblednonsensical diatribe. The "homeless-drunk-at-the-bus-stop" persona is galvanized by the not-so-veiled threat ...
Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 18
I was out for a quiet coffee with my wife over the weekend and, as I headed to the counter to pay for our drinks, I was met with ...
Grammar Abuse in Signage: Part 17
A couple of lovely signage atrocities to brighten up your Sunday drudge.I'm a huge fan of this mess – sent to us by Martin Greenberger of Westchester, California. Aside from the moronic spelling, ...
Pheonix Way
That would be 'Phoenix' then. pheonix, originally uploaded by jhcl+. This road can ...
More or less?
Martin has been in touch by email to submit this wonderful example of a shop getting it completely wrong.Martin writes, Even a major ...
New’s Agent
New's Agent, originally uploaded by adactio. Submitted via a direct Twitter ...
Grammar Abuse in Signage – Xmas Special
I don't know about you but I'm full; I mean really full. And I'm drunk; I mean really drunk. I've been this way for two days now and I'm not looking forward to the aftermath. The ancient Romans used to gorge themselves like this every week, can you imagine? Of ...
I woder how things like this are allowed to happen
This was taken outside The Cornerhouse, an arthouse cinema adjacent to Manchester’s Oxford Road railway station: If it was my job to slot letters on to marquee signs like this one I’d collect all the letters I need before ascending the ladder, and then ...
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