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Thanks Sonny, that was tamer than I was thinking it would be, actually.
I'm getting more and more irked by people like newsreaders and other TV presenters saying things like "There is more...(something plural)" when they shoud be saying There are more...
It's becoming so common it is horrible!
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"...there are no limits when you aim for perfection..." Jonathan Livingston Seagull Posts: 7014 | From: Highgrove via Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | Registered: Dec 2002
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What really gets me, is the number of expressway, highway and street signs that have words misspelled.......and they just go ahead and put them up anyway. Does no one proof-read anything?
Coarse, lots of fokes dont pay enny attenshun to sines anyways.
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"I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me." Posts: 2963 | From: Mendenhall, MS | Registered: Apr 1999
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i PAINTED a 4 ft X 8 ft metal sign for the local DAV(disabled american veterans)....and on it this was spelled out stacked, because of the logo: DISABLED AMERICAN VETRANS sign got put up on the building, was almost 3 YEARS before anyone noticed the spelling error)))))))
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-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Just last week I changed a directory blade that I spelled incorrectly in 2009. No one had noticed in 5 years. The word....Canada! Left the middle A out.
-------------------- Chuck Churchill, It's A Good Sign Inc. 3245 Harvester Rd, U-12 Burlington, Ont. Phone: 905-681-8775 Fax: 905-681-8945 Posts: 633 | From: Burlington, Ontario, Canada | Registered: Nov 1998
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"For Infomation, Call...." on a shopping center windows. The owner was African American and thought I was making fun of him. Changed it immediately and ate crow for years over that one. So embarrassing as the guy was a nice guy and very good to me.
"Grand Openin Sale" 8 foot tall letters on a new Chevy store. Had an extra window, so I added an exclamation point, before I realized I had made the blunder.
"Extrardinaire Concepts". Oops
The best was 43 Price Chopper grocery stores with a "Go Chiefs" message. After the Snickers ad it was "Go Chefs". The whole thing was about BBQ with a Chiefs wolf in a BBQ hat. The Chiefs lost their first three games and I was sent back to add the 'I'. They paid me for it, though.
or how about "Factory Warranty Remaing" on 30 windshields before I realized I was off in the head.
Another was "No fees" The 'f' looked like a 'B' and no one could figure out why someone was advertising No Bees.
I tell you, spellcheck in my brushes would have really helped!
-------------------- Preston McCall 112 Rim Road Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 text: 5056607370 Posts: 1552 | From: Santa Fe, New Mexico | Registered: Nov 1998
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I routed a wine barrel lid to be used as a trophy at a BBQ contest. I had to cut two of them, Grand Champion, and for second place Reserve Grand Champion. Well second place came out Resrve Grand Champion and I did not notice it until I was spraying the last layer of clear coat. Luckily, they gave me several lids and I had just enough time to cut, torch and clear coat a new one.
-------------------- Dave Sherby "Sandman" SherWood Sign & Graphic Design Crystal Falls, MI 49920 906-875-6201 sherwoodsign@sbcglobal.net Posts: 5397 | From: Crystal Falls, MI USA | Registered: Apr 1999
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The other day, my seven year old granddaugher printed out her spelling words in 72 point type to take to school. One of the words was "Shirt", but she left out the "r". As she loaded up her papers, I asked her to please check her work carefully. She found and corrected the error. I never did explain what she'd spelled the first time.
-------------------- David Harding A Sign of Excellence Carrollton, TX Posts: 5084 | From: Carrollton, TX, USA | Registered: Nov 1998
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