Friday 8 June 2007
Grammar abuse in signage - part 1
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Do you think the sign maker just chuckles and carries on when he receives erroneous copy from the shop owner?
I would.
Stockport Pizza is....?
Do you think the sign maker just chuckles and carries on when he receives erroneous copy from the shop owner?
I would.
Labels: apostrophe abuse, photos, pizza, punctuation, signage
posted by Gez at 3:02 pm
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2 Comments:
Perhaps he's using the possessive. Ie Stockport Pizza has kebabs, pizzas, burgers and, erm, 'chickens'.
I just telephoned them to ask for "a chickens", but no one answered. They were probably making sure the pink upstairs curtains were still shut. Imagine the grammar abuse going on in there.
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