New Blog Topic
I’ve finally decided to turn my favorite pet peeve into blog content. Everywhere I go I see signs with horrid misspellings. The rules here are simple: it must be a printed sign, and it must have at least one obvious misspelled word. While handwritten signs with misspellings are still like nails on a chalkboard to me, there’s something especially galling about people who have taken the time to design, print and then post a sign without noticing… or caring…
Today’s entry: Samys Camera in Venice
May 19th, 2005 at 4:08 pm
Since I don’t have a camera of my own to contribute, here’s a few I found on the internets:
http://www.wildyams.com/big/286.jpg
http://www.wildyams.com/big/280.jpg
http://www.wildyams.com/big/89.jpg
May 21st, 2005 at 8:51 am
I also hate the misspellings in owner’s guides to electronic equipment. I know it’s not written in English in the first place, but don’t you think these big companies could spring for a competent human translator / editor?
Looking for signage…