Wednesday, March 31, 2010

My Reederz Rite

I'd like to thank my reader Beverley, who sent this picture. She says it was in the window of a Tesco supermarket in the U.K.


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14 comments:

  1. JulieApril 1, 2010 at 12:21 AM

    Obviously without cream lollies the signwriter and proof-reader are unable to do their jobs adequately.

    Lack of coffee has the same effect on me!

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  2. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 12:54 AM

    Looks like the print shop is having unforeseen technical issues of their own.

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  3. Kimbra KaschApril 1, 2010 at 2:14 AM

    I had no idea what a cream lollie was. Should have known: ice cream lolly

    Guess I can't think outside or inside the novelty box

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  4. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 3:46 AM

    what's a cream lollie?

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  5. cliffyApril 1, 2010 at 4:14 AM

    OK, I thought I could read English. I understand every word but have no idea what the sign actually means other than no cream lollies.

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  6. RiverApril 1, 2010 at 4:51 AM

    My English teacher would be spinning in her grave if she saw that sign.

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  7. The RPhApril 1, 2010 at 8:24 AM

    This is a perfect example of why people should read their signs, letters, notes, etc OUT LOUD before printing...WOW...

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  8. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    You can spell "technical" but not "ice"? WTF?

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  9. ChristineApril 1, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    So THAT'S that Queen's English?

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  10. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 9:49 AM

    Is cream,
    Us cream
    We alls cream...

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  11. lbparkerApril 1, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Unfortunately, I'm seeing more and more of this. Apparently spelling and grammar are no longer taught either in US or UK schools. I even see newspaper/magazine articles, which supposedly have a proofreading process, with multiple errors.

    People rely too much on the computer's spell-checker, and not on another set of eyes (proofreader).

    wv= unkegr: what should be done to sober up enough to proofread?

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  12. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 3:56 PM

    "It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is." W.J.C.

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  13. AnonymousApril 1, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    How about 'We're out of ice cream mix and won't have any 'til tomorrow? Sorry!'

    I just love poorly spelled signs. It give me cause to wonder, as well as a feeling of superiority (if I think I know what the sign is supposed to mean).

    With this sign from the UK, one has to think that the printer may actually be spelling somewhat phonetically.

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  14. student dr. blazeApril 1, 2010 at 9:52 PM

    the best sign like this that i ever saw was taped to a table that was partly collapsed. it read:

    "table broken please."

    my friend stole it. she probably still has it to this day. :-)

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So wadda you think?