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I've been anal retentive about proper English for some reason. I'm sure the feeling will pass.
But in the meantime, to have a little fun with it, I've started a moblog of grammatical and typographical fuckups. But they can't just be typos on an interchangeable sign in front of Schlotzky's. They must permanent engravings, prints, pictures and fixtures with embarrassing jackups. Engrish will be considered on a case-by-case basis, depending on its level of amusement.
I feel like a hunter. Sort of like a Mullet Hunter with a greater purpose.
My first submission is brought to you by the Mall at Millenia (sic), which in itself is doubly egregious. I always feel obligated to put the "(sic)" at the end of the name so people don't think I misspelled it.
The first entry is an inscription at the base of a sculpture in the food court. I'm sure Euripides would forgive the misuse of the apostrophe in his quote. And now that I've gotten a second look at it, the entry is worth 2 points, because the colon is misused. Sheesh.
Feel free to send me submissions. I will try to post them, if I can figure out how to post other people's photos to the moblog.
I hope there aren't too many typos and errors in this post. It's late.
Current mood: Asleep
Replies: 5 shoutouts
Richard, you have to take a digital picture of it and e-mail it to me!
Posted by Huffy @ 12/17/2003 12:27 AM EST
OMG, I was going to leave it because I didn't want to change the original post, but I couldn't stand it any more and fixed it.
You have to admit, though, that's a hard word to spell...
Posted by Huffy @ 12/17/2003 12:26 AM EST
Um, yeah, that too. Should have just used "flagrant." I kan spel that won.
Posted by Huffy @ 12/16/2003 12:12 AM EST
Um, I think you mean EGREGIOUS.
Posted by :-) @ 12/15/2003 05:12 PM EST
Ok. Dunkin' Donuts on Sixth and Monroe advertising some thanksgiving treat, "Look. There here"
Posted by Richard @ 12/15/2003 08:11 AM EST