August 17, 2010

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

As I walked to get a coffee the other day I passed a sandwich board for a bar by the shop. I was really pleased that they have finally stopped spelling "tacos" with an apostrophe. When I walked back to the shop with my drink I saw the reverse side of the board.



I'm sure they were thinking, "An N goes in there somewhere."
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7 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 17, 2010 10:11 AM

    I'm not sure which is better: tacos with an apostrophe or Wendesday.

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  2. AnonymousAugust 17, 2010 11:08 AM

    At least "Wendesday" approximates the actual pronunciation more closely than the correct spelling does. Maybe they were thinking, "isn't there an extra D in there somewhere?"
    -- Gretchen

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  3. MarthaHAugust 17, 2010 1:51 PM

    Adding an apostrophe to plural words is a real pet peeve of mine, so I'm glad you posted about that.

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  4. JodiAugust 17, 2010 2:24 PM

    Oh no! My least favorite error is "it's" for "its." Yikes...

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  5. MegAugust 17, 2010 4:36 PM

    Okay, as a dyslexic reader, it took me a minute to figure this out. However, there is no excuse for taco's. Unless his name is actually Taco. Which would be cool.

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  6. AnonymousAugust 18, 2010 7:48 AM

    Oh, please! Don't get me started! I go nuts over apostrophe placement. I, I, I... if I say much more than that, I will lose my mind. Did you ever read the book Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss? It's all about stuff like that.

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  7. AnonymousAugust 20, 2010 1:24 PM

    Hey, my local Mexican eatery spells Wendesday wrong too! Hahaha!!!

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