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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 1520 Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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I only got through about half of these signs before I felt nauseated and had to stop. How awful!  |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Dear Isla Guapa,
Signs of the times, I'm afraid.
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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That's truly scary. 'Literacy' misspelled (twice, if I recall)!! 'Speeling'?? And peopel wonder why we think the US education system is in the toilet
NB: All misspellings in above post are intentional  |
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nomad soul

Joined: 31 Jan 2010 Posts: 11454 Location: The real world
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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We're forgiving of spelling and grammar errors on signs displayed in non-English speaking countries, but this is... pathetic!  |
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Isla Guapa
Joined: 19 Apr 2010 Posts: 1520 Location: Mexico City o sea La Gran Manzana Mexicana
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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johnslat wrote: |
Dear Isla Guapa,
Signs of the times, I'm afraid.
Regards,
John |
Dear johnslat,
Good one!
Cheers,
Isla Guapa |
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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MIght have more appropriately been
'Sing of the times' or 'Signs of the tymes' |
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johnslat

Joined: 21 Jan 2003 Posts: 13859 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Dear spiral78,
Syne uf da Thymes??
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spiral78

Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 9:46 pm Post subject: |
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Dear spiral78,
Syne uf da Thymes??
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John |
Dear John:
That's a better effort.
An A for you! upon revision
Best,
spiral |
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Sashadroogie

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Eh? What's an 'A'? |
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Sashadroogie

Joined: 17 Apr 2007 Posts: 11061 Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:34 am Post subject: |
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spiral78 wrote: |
That's truly scary. 'Literacy' misspelled (twice, if I recall)!! 'Speeling'?? And peopel wonder why we think the US education system is in the toilet
NB: All misspellings in above post are intentional  |
What misteaks? |
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artemisia

Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 875 Location: the world
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Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:30 am Post subject: |
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I was most interested to see a billboard with the following words: �symphony�, �scool� and �develoment�. The hardest word is spelt correctly.  |
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Insubordination

Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 394 Location: Sydney
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:34 am Post subject: |
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The stationery cupboard at my workplace is labelled 'stationary'. It used to irk me until I realised that the cupboard wasn't going anywhere. |
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Irish Lad
Joined: 06 Sep 2011 Posts: 31
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Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 11:42 am Post subject: |
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Insubordination wrote: |
The stationery cupboard at my workplace is labelled 'stationary'. It used to irk me until I realised that the cupboard wasn't going anywhere. |
Ah, yes! The old stationary stationery cupboard.  |
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