You have to wonder how many people were involved in the design and production of this sign that failed to see the blunder. I should have every one of their jobs. You also have to wonder what a "pedestrain" actually is. I posit that it would look something like this:
Get used to pursing your lips like that, kid. I'm just sayin'.
8 metawords:
Big dummies.
I once read an accident report in which the author used "presbyterians" instead of pedestrians.
I think my love for proofreading started when I was running a printing press. The job went from the typesetter, to the darkroom, to the platemaker, then to me before I noticed this:
PUBIC ALLIES
(Meant to read "Public Allies")
I'm sooo with you on this! Makes the skin crawl, it does.
Dumb and I give more slack since I can't spell.
BTW, I didn't read your entire blog, but are you originally from the East Coast?
lills: Yes, I grew up in South Jersey, right outside Philly. I didn't move to California until my 20s.
Actually, Lills is me! It's my daughter's blog. I was signed into the wrong dang blog!
My gnocchi :
http://kimmiedec.blogspot.com/2008/09/more-homemade-gnocchi.html
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