Saturday, June 03, 2006

Thanks, Amber, for your careful attention to the incorrect/unnecessary use of the apostrophe. Apostrophes do not make plurals. Posted by Picasa
Upon revisiting this blog entry, I realized that there is another error in this sign. Prepay before pumping is redundant. It should be "pay before pumping" or simply "prepay. "
Thanks to Dad for this one, too. This one can be found in Augusta, Arkansas. I think they are selling TRAILERS not TRAILORS. Posted by Picasa
This sign in Searcy, Arkansas, has annoyed me for some time. Thanks to my dad for capturing this one. In case you are wondering, the sign should read, "YOU'RE HERE NOW." Posted by Picasa

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

This is the sort of sign that one can find when one's preschool-age child gains admittance to an employees-only bathroom at Cato by yelling really loudly which toilet function she needs to do RIGHT NOW! :) GoverNment..... Posted by Picasa
Sorry, Katie, that I cannot remember where you took this picture. I know that it was in D.C. at some important memorial. Notice that instead of "FUTURE" the engraving actually reads "EUTURE." Posted by Picasa

Monday, May 22, 2006

Are they trying to keep the management from messing up the place? What are those parentheses doing there?
Maybe it really is a LOOKATS tree. I like the sign anyway. :)
Thanks to Miss Velveeta for this sign. I am not sure whether or not this is from Greece or Lebanon. Either way, we should cut them a little slack since English is not their first language.

Maybe the paint dripped and the C turned into an O.

Thursday, May 11, 2006

Operererererated! It was difficult to find this error because it is difficult to read this sign. It looks as though the "i" in service was an afterthought. (You may have to click on the picture so that you can see an enlarged view in order to read the words.)

Chilren, chilluns...... Did they not have enough "D"s? Did they not have enough room for that one more letter? Or, did they just overlook the letter? Inquiring minds want to know.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006



This one seemed to just jump out at me as I walked through the entrance line at Western Sizzlin in Stuttgart, Arkansas. According to the sign, Western Sizzlin has made it's (read "it is") mark... The apostrophe is unnecessary.

Also note, the random capitalization. I do realize that, in advertising, capitalization rules are negotiable. And, these seem to be their trademarks that are capitalized.

Monday, May 08, 2006

Thanks to my dad for this picture. (Yippee, Dad is helping expose the mistakes!) My initial problem with this sign is that the apostrophe is unnecessary. Without the ampersand-like thing, the apostrophe could be necessary if the business is named for someone with the name Posey. I think that the intention is to make the word plural. In my search for the proper spelling of the plural form of posey, I found that many online dictionaries-- I consulted several-- do not list posey as a valid word. Dictionary.com says that "posey" means expensive and fashionable, esp. with the intention to impress; pretentious. (The nature of this sign makes me doubt this definition applies.) But, maybe that is what is intended here. The word "posy" is listed. It means, according to Webster's, a bouquet, nosegay, or flower. Initially, this is what I thought the business sign was implying. The plural form of "posy" is "posies." Enough is enough... the apostrophe is almost surely wrong. As for the rest... you decide.