My Disease and The Winner’s Circle
contests, language November 16th, 2008My husband and I attended a wedding yesterday at a ski resort. On the way to the ceremony venue, we passed this sign near the ski rental shop.
It killed me to see it hanging from a ceiling, because if it had been hanging on a wall where I could reach it, I’d have pulled out my lipstick and corrected it.
I know. I have a disease. Pity me.
It’s sep-A-rate, people! And “an pole?” An pole??? And why is “Rack” capitalized?! What’s so special about the rack? Please tell me this sort of thing bothers other people.
I mean, if you’re going to the trouble to make a giant sign, what’s the harm in running the text through a word processor or at least having two people check it for spelling? Drives. Me. Insane.
******* The Winner’s Circle *******
Today’s Comment Extravaganza winner is Bryan of Philly Today! My husband picked a random comment (#37) from yesterday’s post and his number came up. Congratulations, Bryan, on winning a Junk Drawer magnet. I’ll be in touch soon.
Babs Beetle joins Bryan in the winner’s circle by correctly guessing that the What’s That? Saturday mystery item is the stopper for a hot water bottle. Congratulations, Babs!
I’m pleased that only a few of you guessed correctly. It’s my goal to post an item that no one can guess. I’m getting wicked better at it!
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Stumble it!
November 16th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
First coment again!
I guessed a water bottle stopper but i didnt mean that and i do pity you because I have know idea what is wrong with that sign. And have you got me keychain because i really want it.
November 16th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Funny. I thought the main typo was you were going to rant about was skiis.
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November 16th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
OH darn. I was so sure too, cause your photos are always just a little fuzzy to throw us off. Hmmm I don’t own a hot water bottle…and didn’t know people still bought them anymore
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November 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
Whoohoo ! Congratulations Babs ! And you were going to re-guess eh ?
It is odd when when I see permanent signs with typos. It’s worth to take a picture !
But if you go anal about typos on articles and items that can be changed/replaced at minimal or no cost - then you need to see a doctor
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November 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pm
I am the same way about grammar.:)
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November 16th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
So the sign lady ran out of a “D”. Cut her some slack.
(And yes, that sort of thing bothers me. It jumps out at me without me even trying.)
November 16th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
I was about to point out ‘Skiis’ when I noticed Jeff had. Actually, I get a bit angry when I see things like this! What’s happening to our standards? It seems that anything is acceptable now! *Jumps off soap box*
Ooh! I won! As the Junk Draw magnets are gaining value so quickly, and I already have one, I am thinking…I wonder what I’d get for it if I took the magnet, and sold it on ;O)
Now the comment thing. Can we post a comment with just one word in it? ;O)
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November 16th, 2008 at 7:49 pm
I’m not even going to get into what I think about signs with bad spelling/grammar right now…
On another note, thanks to your husband for making me a winner! I will be anxiously awaiting my Junk Drawer magnet. I am very lucky to have won something, because my guess was horrible.
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Kathy, you are all powerful, and I bow to your blog wisdom. I’m going to have a beer now and attempt to blog, Oh My.
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Aha - so they were right!
We ate at a Japanese restaurant today and the menu said:
“Substitutions Cause Extra”
November 16th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
I’m the same way about signs, things I read on the internet. Re-reading my own posts from months ago, grimacing over comments I’ve written that I can’t fix (please! If I spell something wrong on a comment I leave you — FIX IT! — thank you!).
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
I’m just happy that we all have at least one, if not two, cameras with us all the time to record these gems for as long as there are little pixels to carry them around.
We’ll probably mkae sings lkie theses firever.
And for the record. . . the people who steal that ONE sock from me in the laudry are probably stealing ONE ski day in and day out.
Neat blog. . .
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
I’m 99% sure lockup is not correct either. I checked dictionary.com, and lockup is a noun. They are using it as a verb, so it should be lock up.
I’ve been wrong before.
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November 16th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I care.
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November 16th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
That sign is seriously painful to read.
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November 16th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
That sort of thing irks me too, hopefully they didn’t pay anyone to make it for them.
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November 16th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
I’m guessing that the person who made that sign didn’t read over it first. That is pretty bad to see that sign like that.
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
If I skied, which I don’t, and I saw that sign, I’d become so fixated on the plethora of spelling, grammatical and punctuation errors that I’d completely miss the message, neglect to lockup my skiis, forget to put a ski and a pole on one Rack and my other ski an pole on another Rack, and find myself SOL.
I knew it was a hot water bottle but I didn’t get there first so I went to my room and pouted instead.
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November 16th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Oh thank goodness….I thought I was the only one who got the urge to break out the correction pen. There must be a support group for people like us.
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November 17th, 2008 at 12:29 am
My grammatical annoyance, amongst the plethora of grammatical errors on the sign is the random “so” at the end of the line. It’s completely unnecessary and it just irks me.
November 17th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Ah yes the olde hot water bottle.
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November 17th, 2008 at 12:56 am
I feel your pain. Typos drive me mad! How can anyone miss the obvious arrows & flashing lights?
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Yes, I’m afflicted with the same disease you are, Kathy. What yanks my chain the most are inappropriate apostrophes, or should I say apostrophe’s. On my escalation of annoyance pyramid, the rogue apostrophes are only second to air quotes.
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Hey, we’ve the same disease! Although I carelessly make mistakes once in a while, it’s utterly annoying to see signs such as this.
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:56 am
Are you a Virgo? No, I don’t even notice. Perhaps that is why my blog is fullo of grammatical errors. My mother and daughter do notice though. That is why they aren’t allowed to read my blog. I am not into the detail I should be. Good post enjoyed it.
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:47 am
I could not guess what the picture was. Damn! The spelling makes me craaaazy. I would have to beg someone to take it down.
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:49 am
Me again. You never know when I might get a really nifty magnet because for some strange reason I have won three things lately. Who knows, maybe another win? Love your blog honey!
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November 17th, 2008 at 4:36 am
nice.
we have a lot of signs over here which would drive you nuts.
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November 17th, 2008 at 6:09 am
Yes, yes, OH HELL YES. Ahem. I am a crazy grammar, spelling and word misuse person. I know it happens, and when it happens to me I am doubly mortified. But. Typos? On a sign? A sign that was (in theory) looked at by more than one human and then sent out to a sign company to to make before it was installed on a business ceiling? If I’d have been with you, we’d have gotten a ladder and corrected it.
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November 17th, 2008 at 6:18 am
brooke — Hilarious! Yes, I just received your keychain in the mail and will send it to Regan today. Make sure she gives it to you — it’s adorable and she might want to keep it.
Jeff — I was going to, but I actually thought “skiis” was correct! OMG. There’s more to hate!
Lauren — My photos are fuzzy because my brand new camera is crap. Hot water bottles only seem to be sold in pharmacies. I needed this one when I threw out my back trying to exercise off Thanksgiving dinner of 2006. Lotta good that did. I was laid up for a week.
Jaffer — I laughed when I saw Babs was reconsidering her answer. Yes, my disease is limited to signs that aren’t handwritten. I can excuse those, so I’m not totally gone.
Becca — Here’s another example of my problem. Can you find the error?
PaulsHealthBlog — It’s not the missing D that kills me. It’s the misspelling of ’separate.’ The way I remember how to spell it is that there are two a’s in between two e’s.
Babs beetle — I wasn’t even sure about that. My bad. No, their bad. I think if I run these contests long enough, everyone will have a magnet and they’ll be worthless. About the 10,000th comment, you can type one word if you like. Think you’re gonna win, eh?
Bryan — Not a bad consolation prize, is it? Technically, you could win again. We’re still picking random comments from posts leading up to the one where the 10,000th comment is dropped. Good luck.
Chris (Casey) — Didn’t I tell you never to blog under the influence? That’s blog tip #9.
Data Entry Services — Love it!
Margaret — I hate misspelling in a comment, too. I’m always glad when someone has a comment editor. That’s why I put one on mine. Never fear, you can fix yours here!
Koe Whitton-Williams — Next to a laptop, a camera is a blogger’s best friend. Although I hate the sign, what they’re suggesting sounds like a good idea. I’m sure it would suck to have your skis stolen. Or your socks.
Joe — Yeah, I was thinking about that, too. Lock is the verb, so yes, it should be “lock up.” But I was afraid to over-analyze the sign for fear someone would try to have me committed.
the Grandpa — I love you.
Grace — It made my eyes bleed.
Mik — I bet they did, because the letters don’t look printed by a human. I’m thinking a company fed the text into a computer that painted out the message automatically. I hope I’m wrong.
ImitationAngel — The only thing worse than a sign like that is seeing the looks on people’s faces when they watched me take a picture of it. I’m sure they thought I was mental.
feefifoto — And I would completely understand. I’m so sorry you didn’t get your guess in on time. Not many people guessed hot water bottle, so feel good about it!
SavvySuzie — Consider The Junk Drawer your support group. There are plenty of us here who’ll weep with you over butchered signs.
Singular Girl — It is weird, isn’t it? So odd to find that in a sign.
mike golch — Looks so obvious now, doesn’t it?
Mama O — And doesn’t anyone proofread anymore???
Vivienne — This blog will drive you insane then. Check it out. My apologies in advance. Your head might explode.
Kate C. — I do, too. Especially in blogs, where it doesn’t bother me as much. But to go to the trouble to make a big sign and not proof it? I’m inclined to write them about it and see if I get a response. “Dear Crazy Lady…”
Lilly — YES! I am a Virgo! Is that why I have the disease?
ettarose — Don’t worry. Lots of others didn’t get the picture either. You should have seen me loitering under the sign, twitching and sighing. It’s a terrible disease. Oh, and don’t forget to try and leave the 10,000th comment. Bigger prizes await the winner!
kouji — Whatever you do, don’t send me any examples. I’m close to cracking as it is.
Elle — That’s exactly my problem with it. I can totally forgive handwritten signs. But something that was assumed to be planned and paid for?? Good grief! Seriously, I might pop an email to the place and see if they’ll respond.
November 17th, 2008 at 6:32 am
We were visiting the University of Missouri and a student group was advertising a Grey’s Anatomy watching party every “Thrusday” night. Everyone makes mistakes we thought, until we saw the second sign in the lobby spelling “Thrusday” again!
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November 17th, 2008 at 7:08 am
Oh, jeez. It must be genetic, because I hate this too. Did some 5 year old make this sign? Well, I’m in ski club, so I’ll look for some nice ski related signs with bad grammar.
November 17th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Yeah, I hate that, too! But my usual reaction is to fall about laughing when I see a sign like that.
I found all six of the mistakes. So commit me. I don’t care. Just don’t spell anything wrong in my padded cell or I’ll never get out!
Six? Yeah. ‘Skiis’, ‘lockup’, ’seperate’, ‘an ski’, ‘Rack’ - and also ‘no one’, which I’m fairly sure should be hyphenated.
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November 17th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Oh, I hate this sign with the heat of a thousand whistling teakettles. “Skiis” is wrong, but then “skis” looks weird, too. But I cannot forgive the rest, which Jay meticulously pointed out above (no hyphen for “no one,” tho). This sign wins some sort of prize. I’ve never seen one to top it.
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November 17th, 2008 at 8:29 am
a package of sharpies and you can correct as you go..:)) it drives me nuts..watch the ticker on the news channel and you see all kinds of mistakes..oops sorry I shouldn’t have told you that ..:)))
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November 17th, 2008 at 8:44 am
I went shopping on Saturday and saw a cute little sign that read “Chocolate is better then therapy” - oy. Unless maybe the thought was “have some chocolate before you go to your therapy” …But if I have to think about what they’re trying to say, I move on…
November 17th, 2008 at 8:52 am
Separate. SEPARATE. God that drives me (even more)insane (than usual)! I submit that RACK is the result of some horndog teenager writing the sign (see spelling errors) and he was staring at some ski bunnie’s boobies while writing it. Oy.
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November 17th, 2008 at 9:21 am
Thanks Kathy, now I’m obsessing over the stupid sign. What is the deal with the random capitalizations? Put and if aren’t the beginning of any sentence, nor is rack (previously pointed out) or works. And to be really annoying, what is the reason for the dash after a period? Why not throw in even more random punctuation?
9 errors in one little sign. That may be a record.
I’m cutting a break on the double exclamation points, as I thought the sign maker was just really enthused.
I have to go now.
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November 17th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Oh, girl–I share your sickness, and in a BIG way. It drives my husband crazy, since I can’t resist pointing out every single typo I see. I opened my email at work this morning, to find an item with this subject line: “November Birthday’s.” I’m almost afraid to walk past the author’s desk, since I might not be able to resist shaking her by the shoulders, yelling about plurals and possessives.
The worst sign typo I’ve ever seen? Outside a used furniture store: “Chester drawers, $50.” I am not kidding..it actually said “chester drawers.” I thought I would just die on the spot.
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November 17th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Girl, to say that kind of thing drives me crazy is the understatement of all time. I constantly see things like this and am rendered banshee-like in mere seconds. Notable ones of late include the word “roll” substituted for “role” in featured text on news programs, or on crawlers … “Mr. Puffbody’s roll in the situation was a critical one.” SHEESH! And recently I saw this on a sign: “Closed Do To Repairs” … AAAAAAHHHHHHHH! COULD we mean “DUE” to repairs? Could we? And I love it when people write “Wallah!” because they don’t know how to spell the lovely French utterance “Voila!” But I must admit, Kathy … your sign takes whatever cake there is to take. I hope they enjoy it.
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November 17th, 2008 at 9:45 am
Eye Donntt see anythung wryung with htat Sing. It llookkss just finery to me.
Beamer - the spelling dude !!?
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November 17th, 2008 at 10:08 am
doh, I knew I recognized what that object was! I imagine if someone was planning to steal skiis they might be able to put one and one together and match the single skiis up? Interesting concept though, I wonder if the sign painter had too much paint fumes in his body while he was making it…
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November 17th, 2008 at 10:10 am
You know, Hon…that sign bothers me on so many levels that I can’t choose just one. The typo is way down on my list. Sh*t, now I will be thinking about why anyone would make a sign like that in the first place. What kind of resort they are running there? Hope you and Mr. held on to both your shoes real tight.
Eve
November 17th, 2008 at 10:14 am
That is so annoying!!! You would think that by paying money you would check these things…..I wonder how many people actually proof read that???
November 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am
We used to outsource our data entry to an company located in India. Our technicians would fax in their work orders with their handwritten notes on them and the Indian group would enter them into our database. One person (and I never knew which one) consistently misspelled “replaced” it came out “repalced” every single time s/he typed it. That. Drove. Me. CRAZY!! Since our technicians used the word or some variation of it on 99.9% of the work orders turned in, that is a LOT of misspellings — and let’s not forget every other iteration of the word — past tense, present tense, future tense.
I finally wrote a procedure that scoured the database for those instances and corrected them all.
The other word they liked to misspell was cappuccino. Sigh. There is no relief in sight….
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November 17th, 2008 at 11:16 am
If getting all hot and bothered over bad signage is a disease, then I think I feel a fever coming on.
Here’s a heartbreaking example from my own family. My father was a calligrapher, and an incredibly talented one at that. I’m not talking about homey sayings on display in the “arts and crafts” building of the local county fair, but more like being on a first-name basis with the queen of England’s calligrapher. When I’d visit, I’d always ask to see the latest work, and he would proudly unveil some masterpiece of riffles and flourishes that was as breathtaking as it was intricate. And then the moment would come. Reading through the carefully crafted words, I’d come to one that made my heart sink. “Uh, Dad… I don’t think that’s how you spell receive.”
It’s a good thing he was fast. And that he didn’t hold a grudge.
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
I haven’t seen a hot water bottle for so long that I didn’t know people still had them. I thought my answer would be wrong ;O)
Regarding the magnets. You will have to move over to something else. That way we could all have quite a collection of items!
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November 17th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
I’m the same way about grammar/punctuation. And why is “lock up” one word on the sign??? I read a lot of novels, but if the punctuation and grammar are too awful, I will not read that author again. One prolific female author who writes romance novels comes to mind.
November 17th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
I’m with you…stuff like this drives me absolutely bonkers. If people can’t write correctly, leave it to the experts. That and misplaced quotations. I’m not perfect, but compared to some of these people I’m a grammar GOD!
November 17th, 2008 at 2:17 pm
I just have to say how much I love laughing while I read your blog. Please keep it coming.
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
I really want to know what is wrong with the sign can someone tell me.
November 17th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Well I have the disease too. And agree with Lee about misplaced apostrophes! It seems that correct grammar is just not taught any more.
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November 17th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
I also belong to the grammar/spelling Nazi club. I HATE when things like this are allowed to pass through printing and then installation without anyone noticing! Wouldn’t you think that a SKI resort would know how to spell “skis”?!?!?! Grrrr. I once went in a jewelry store who had not just a sign, but a BANNER hanging in front of the store that said “Jewlery Sale”! I HAD to tell them! I couldn’t let it go! I often wonder how people with successful careers in my company (or ANY company) can be so successful and not know how to spell or use correct grammar. Grrrr.
November 17th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Yes, I do this to the great annoyance of just about everyone! Copy editing is a lost art - books from respectable publishing houses have so many errors it makes you think the darn thing printed itself.
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November 17th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Awww, leav tham alon. Thay was drnk win thay put thet sine togethr!
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November 17th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
hi Kathy,
Darn! I didn’t win! Oh well, I guess there’s always next time…
BTW, I didn’t read the above 55 comments that closely, but I’m surprise nobody picked up the you went to a “wedding at a ski resort”. Seems like there’s a good joke in the somewhere. Where the bride and groom wearing skis? Instead of a “run-away-bride” you’d have to worry about a “ski-away-bride”.
Ok, maybe I better leave the humor up to you.
~ Steve (aka the trade show guru and commenter #9770)
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
too funny! I wonder if how many blasts they’ve had for this sign? It does demand your attention..
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
I have that disease. What really makes me see red is seeing these types of errors in my local newspaper. Don’t they have a professional proof-reader? Aren’t they supposedly educated writers? Yeesh!
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November 17th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Dan Brantley — Oh, brother. Hmmm. Shall we give them points for consistency? Nah!
Regan — Oh, please do. But I bet your mom won’t let you take a camera. It might get stolen along with all the single skis, cuz I bet there’s some jerk out there with a pile of mismatched ones.
Jay — I know there must be some support group out there for people like us. The meetings consist of passing out sheets of copy loaded with mistakes. Maybe we shouldn’t call it a disease, but rather, a gift?
JD at I Do — Thank you, professional editor! Will you facilitate our support group meetings? You know, I had trouble with “skiis,” which didn’t look right to me, but I didn’t research it either, lazy butt that I am.
robert bourne — Have Sharpie, will travel. Yeah, don’t give me another place to watch for errors or I’ll never be cured.
Marlene — I hate, hate, hate the then/than error!!! That’s one I’d have no problems correcting with a pen and ruining the sign. They’d deserve it.
Karen — I used to get “separate” wrong all the time until I remembered there are two a’s and two e’s. I thought about the capitalized Rack in the same way you did. Maybe ‘rack’ deserves emphasis if that’s all they’re thinkin’ about. Boobs are quite important to boys, yes?
Joe — Sorry I made you go through this, but I consider it some kind of therapy for my disease. Sharing with others helps me cope.
absepa — Drives my husband crazy, too. Not the spelling errors, but me talking about them all the time. He barely notices, but I suspect he’s better off for it. Chester drawers? Awesome.
Jenny — I once got a letter of thanks for the my “roll” on a committee. I was disappointed because I don’t remember getting any rolls while I served. Do and wallah? I’m surprised you survived those atrocities. Keep up the good fight!
Beamer — I’m really glad the Ebonics movement never survived. I’d have had to move to another country with a language that is still respected. I did understand what you said, but now I need a cold compress for my head.
amber — You’re right! If someone was so inclined, they could make out pretty well.
eve — Sorry. But I must post about these things. It makes me feel better knowing others are as irritated with it. Join the club.
KFJ — I don’t get it either. Why wouldn’t you complain about it when it was time to pay the sign bill? It’s wrong, wrong, wrong! I wouldn’t part with my money if I didn’t approve it. Geesh.
Margaret — OMG. My sympathies. But aces for going to the trouble of fixing it. I could never let that go either. We must conquer all bad spelling!
Bill Womack — Heartbreaking indeed. (But very cool he’s “in” with the Queen’s calligrapher. Not many people can say that.) Now, on to the abuse. “Receive” is one of those toughies. I often have to say to myself “i before e, except after c.” Whatever works!
Babs beetle — Which is so funny! I chuckled to myself that you wanted to change it, but I knew you had it right! Good going! I forgot that I have bacon bandages and air fresheners to hand out as prizes. That’s what I’ll offer for the next contest, and also for whoever is the random commenter on this post. Thanks for the reminder.
Jeanie — I often see “follow up” used as one word, too. Sometimes I hyphenate it, sometimes not, but I always use two words. “Lock up” is the same. There’s no excuse for bad grammar or spelling in a published novel. They have editors, not?
Lee — I’m not perfect, either. But at least I make sure my spelling is impeccable. It says something about you if you’re constantly screwing it up.
Kara — Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoy it here.
brooke — Go back and read all the stuff under the sign above, and read all the comments. People here caught even more mistakes than I did.
Jan — I swear this is all caused by text messaging and email. Nobody cares anymore to write out whole words, and if they do, they don’t give a damn about whether it’s right or not.
mlm — I cannot figure it out. It’s not like it was a quickie sign handwritten on paper. Somebody paid money to have that sign made and hung with care. No excuse! Good for you for speaking up about the misspelled ‘jewelry’ sign. You’re my hero.
Broadway Matron — True, true. I feel like I’m in the minority most of the time, but it warms my heart to see so many others here have problems with it.
The Hawg! — If only.
Trade Show Guru Steve — Don’t worry. Plenty of other chances to win something. Yeah, I wondered why no one mentioned the ski resort. Kind of an odd place to have a wedding, but I guess they need to bring in money in the non-snowy months. It was quite beautiful, though. Really great vista behind the couple as they said their vows.
Deborah — Yeah, well. They might get a blast of sorts from me if I decide to write them about it. I’m a little chicken, though.
Puglette — It’s funny how, when I read the paper with errors, I can’t get past it. Ruins the whole article for me. Yeah, people. It’s important! Get on the stick!
November 17th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I could barely read that sign without wanting to scratch my eyes out. Things like that drive me CRAZY…apparently “Works” is special, too.
This is why everyone should snowboard.
November 17th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Well, I do bring my cell phone. And I know how to get pictures I took on my cell phone on the interwebs.
I hate those guys with the mismatched skis, thinking they’re so great. These are the type of people who steal poles, too.
November 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Totally with you on that one! Maybe one error can pass as a typo, but a gazillion of them is just plain lazy and/or stupid. It IRRITATES me!!!
Also, the plural of ski is skis, not skiis. And lock up should be two different words, not one.
Jeesh!!!
I’m going to start carrying my lipstick around for impromptu corrections! Good idea!!
; )
November 17th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
my 1,000th comment was last week. feeling a little loseresque right now. guess i’ll go poke myself with an pole.
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November 17th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
I’m with you, that grammatical error stuff just drives me nuts. One thing that always confuses me is referring to something as ‘an historic something’. It seems like it should be A historic thing. Guess I failed to show up the day they taught that grammar lesson.
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November 17th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
Yes, and lock up is two words. There was just so much wrong with that sign!
November 17th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Love your blog… and yes, that kinda thing drives me insane as well… by the way,,, I have left you an award over at my blog… come by and pick it up!!!
November 18th, 2008 at 5:27 am
Its just got to be a law of nature or something like that, that means sign writers must be bad at spelling, grammar and punctuation.
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November 18th, 2008 at 6:04 am
I have a story about horrible signs!!!
I was 19, and going to go get a tattoo. I know, right, don’t do it! But I get to the tattoo parlor, the only one in dinkyville, where I live. And their big sign out front is of the classic heart tattoo, with the banner and dagger… the whole picture is LOPSIDED. And the letters aren’t even the same size!!! If you can’t make a decent sign, what the hell makes you think you should be a tattoo artist? You can take your time on the sign, AND get as many do-overs as you want!!!
We walked in, said “Which one of you made the sign out front?” “Okay, well, we want the other guy who works here then.”
Can’t wait to come back on Wednesday!
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November 18th, 2008 at 6:51 am
Angi — Random capitalization makes me crazy, but less so than unnecessary apostrophes. Everyone should snowboard, except for me. I can die as easily on one ski as I can with two.
Regan — Be on the lookout. You know, I still haven’t submitted your phone photos from Canada to the unnecessary quotations blog. One day.
Ferd — If you correct a sign with your lipstick, remember to get a picture of it. My favorite color is Cocoa. What’s yours?
muskrat — You’ll be joining more loseresque people who don’t win the 10,000th comment. Of course, if you time it just right, it could be you. Take a look at the number. It’s coming up fast!
Carol — I hate “an historic,” too! The supposedly correct way sounds so WRONG.
Jodith — And I’m ashamed I didn’t catch all the errors myself. I must be slipping.
Joey — Thanks for visiting and for the award! BTW, you’re right. The frog is both cute AND creepy!
Ian — The general public is allowed to screw up, but sign makers? Makes no sense.
Eryn — Awesome! And good for you for speaking up. So what tattoo did you get?
November 18th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Ha ha, I thought it was pretty funny even without the grammatical errors, but that just makes it more money. I like your take on it, this actually is a hilarious blog!
November 18th, 2008 at 7:40 am
Kathy, my head indeed “EXPLODED”. Thanks a lot. How silly will I look today walking into the office with a collapsed cranium. It’s a good thing I’m not too vain.
That quotation website is fantastic. I read the whole dang thing.
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:02 am
I’m living proof that a person can be a writer and suck at spelling. And I’m wondering if by Rack, they mean a woman’s.
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November 18th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Ooh! Ooh! My absolutely “peeviest” pet peeve! CAN’T ABIDE misspelled signs!
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November 18th, 2008 at 10:19 am
OH my… that sign is terrible. I can’t stand to see misspellings like that, I would have been helping you correct them!
November 18th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I think I should introduce you to someone I know who can tell across the room that something is a millimeter off. It usually has to do with graphic design and other stuff on the computer screen but sometimes translates to picture hanging. “I don’t see it!” “A little to the left, NO, that’s way too far. 3/10 of a mm to the right. NO too far again…”
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November 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am
Oh, yes, I agree about the mistakes on the sign. Such things irk me to no end!
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November 18th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
That sign is REALLY funny.
I would have wanted to fix it too!
I would have NEVER guessed that was a stopper for a hot water bottle!!
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November 18th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
I wonder how many skiers split their skis up like this, have a few too many brewski’s and the forget that they did it an assume someone DID steal just one of their skis. Wouldn’t suprise me.
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November 18th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Airsoft — It is a weird sign, isn’t it? I guess I should give them some credit for watching out for their customers.
Vivienne — I’m so addicted to that site and a really great lady runs the thing. She gets interviewed about her blog all the time, I believe even making it to a blurb in The New York Times. Keep your eyes peeled and send them in to her. She gets a lot of submissions, but she’ll get to yours eventually.
Prefers Her Fantasy Life — I don’t know anyone, writer or not, who’s a perfect speller all the time. But I trust if you’re making a sign, you’d get it right!
wiregems — Seriously. It’s a sign! Put some thought into it!
Kathy — Would have been awesome. Could you see us, one of us on the other’s shoulders, fixing the damn thing? That wouldn’t look too strange, would it?
TheSnackHound — God, maybe we should introduce them to the sign makers. They need someone with a good eye or two.
Sherry Martschink — This probably won’t be the last time I post a bad sign, so beware if it makes you crazy.
meleah rebeccah — I stood and stared at it a good long while, realizing I was going to have to let it go. Couldn’t reach it, but I could blog about it, which is some consolation.
Bruce — Tons, I’d imagine. And then maybe grab two that don’t even match, leaving two other people to think theirs were stolen. I’m sure it’s happened.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:57 pm
I SO have your disease - genetically inherited from my Mom, an English major. But she’ll go so far as to comment to the store owner/waiter/whoever. She once saw a sign that said “Ears pierced while you wait” and she went in and said “what are my options? To leave my ears here???”
My present to you: you don’t have to comment on my comment. xoxo
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
I would pity you, but I think you’re completely justified in going insane over that sign, lol
I would have done the same thing…
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November 18th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Ha! I’m still trying to figure out what a ski-so is….
When I go to the ski hill, I rent the equipment and I never lock them up on the Racks. I was always afraid of theft, but here in Canada no one is locking their equipment. It seems that stealing skis is almost unheard of. I take it then that lots of skis go missing in US locales?
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November 19th, 2008 at 4:01 am
He probably thought that the best way to get ppl to read the signboard was to make as many mistakes as possible
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November 19th, 2008 at 4:02 am
That kind of stuff drives.Mom.crazy. One of her nieces is a journalism sophomore and her emails and blog posts are full of urban lingo, misspellings and grammatical errors.
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November 19th, 2008 at 6:28 am
Congratulations Babs! But, darn it! I missed it, and I have a feeling I might have had a chance too…hmmm
And you are not the only one driven crazy by misspelled signs. I’m surprised you didn’t notice “Skiis” Oh, I cannot stand how it looks…so don’t feel like the lone ranger.
Annie
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November 19th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Kathy! Two Things!
First, I proclaim you the Queen of all Blogging! Your Link Tutorial is Brilliant! You should write “Blogging for Dummies.” Is that an unneccesary use of quotes? Who cares!
Second, I read your Twitter update at lunch. Long Live Windy the Walmart Bag! May forever she wave, LOL!!!
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November 19th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Happy Hour Sue — Oh, that’s great! I love her! And you’re getting a response because that’s another disease of mine. I think there was only one post I didn’t respond to all comments on.
Daily Blessings — Join the club. There are lots of us with the ailment. Feel good about it. The language needs us!
Tim — We’re all thieves here. I’m moving to Canada.
Perky — If it was — It Worked!
Gandalf and Grayson — She must want to jump off a building then. A journalism major?!?! Oh, I need a cold compress now.
Annie — Don’t forget. You can win for the 10,000th comment if you’re around when it happens. I’m thinking this weekend or early next week. I’m still ashamed I missed ’skiis,’ but something told me it was one of those words that’s OK with two i’s. Maybe I was just thinking of ’skiing?’
Chris (Casey) — Hey! I’m glad the tutorial worked out. I have to remember that little Jing tool. It’s really useful when trying to explain numerous steps in an application. Did you also see the bag video? She’s really twisted up in the tree and her top arm is wrapped around a branch like ten times. Babs was right. She’s probably going to disintegrate rather than fall out.
November 19th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
I’m with you, Kathy. Things like that bug me to no end…
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November 20th, 2008 at 2:15 am
Ugh, that sign is physically painful. The worst part is that it most likely got through AT LEAST 2 people (sign writer & sign maker) who didn’t notice!
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November 20th, 2008 at 4:17 am
Another mistake they’ve missed out ‘and’ in ‘another ski (and) a(n) pole’ or think they tried ‘another ski and pole’ where they missed ‘d’ in the ‘and’. Whatever. The idea of it is not bad after all. In which place did you see that?
November 20th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
i, to, am aflicted with this desease butt am trying to cure myselve from it. my hope is that my tenndency for ypos will move me in teh right derection.
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November 21st, 2008 at 6:12 am
kev — I knew it would and it makes me proud to know you.
Jess — I don’t doubt it. Maybe three.
Tim — I agree, it’s a good idea. I saw it at Blue Mountain in Palmerton, PA.
isabella mori — Your comment made me cry.
December 6th, 2008 at 3:19 am
Just found this via google, been reading a few articles and really like your blog… The articles are pretty well written =P
Keep up the good work =P, I’ll try to keep checking back…
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