Entries Tagged 'Bad Signage Humor' ↓

I spy with my little eye . . . someone (cough, cough) who needs a writing tutor.

Guaranteed.

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Words matter. That’s this week’s theme, in honor of Words Matter Week.

Usually I devote the first and third Wednesday to bad signage: examples of signs, flyers, and advertisements containing humorous grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

But because this is Words Matter Week, I’m going to treat you to ten of my favorites from the past year or so. In no particular order, here are the top candidates for the Bad Signage Award. I hope you’ll cast your vote in the comments section!

1. A flower grows in Brooklyn

2. Spelling suop

3. Apostrophes made to order

4. A true professional

5. The poster child of bad signage

6. This sign should be unortherized

7. Cheedear, anyone?

8. How to slip and fall

9. Risky business

10. Is your child perpared?

When we see mistakes like these, we’re doubly conscious of the way words matter. What a difference correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation make. They really can affect the way people interpret the written word.

Which one gets your vote? Leave a comment below!

It may be torturous to look at, but it sure is fun to say.

Stawbaberries.
Stawbaberries.
Stawbaberries.

OK, your turn!

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Thanks to Maria of Illiterate Businesses for this classic photo. Used by permission.

Methinks Best Auto Repair is in need of Best Spelling Repair. Seems that poor Mr. Best never learned the “rule of silent e.” 

Hmmm…but suppose he really does change lubs and do tun ups. I’m no auto mechanic, so what do I know?

Maybe the joke’s on me.

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Serious homophone issues—two good reasons why you should ALWAYS give the bakery written instructions!

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Photos used by permission of Jen at CakeWrecks

This is what you need when your grand opening isn’t quite grand enough.

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

I hope everyone is enjoying a wonderful Christmas season!  Here are a couple of cake gems to sweeten the holidays a little bit more.

Holiday’s Happe would make more sense provided that someone named Holiday owned a Happe.  However, that sounds a lot more like a phrase from a Dr. Seuss book than a snowman cake!

I believe this cake is actually telling the recipient to marry someone named Christnos.

Marry Christnos, everyone!

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Photos used by permission of Jen at CakeWrecks

Typos sharpened, please?

We’ve all seen unnecessary apostrophes, right? But here’s a new one: adding commas where even apostrophes don’t belong. And as if that weren’t bad enough, they’ve graced us with a glaring misspelling as a bonus! Awfully generous, don’t you think?

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

I hope everyone enjoys their turkey with stuffink next week!

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!

Ah, I see Yoda’s been at it again . . .

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Stop by every 1st and 3rd Wednesday for a peek into the world of spelling, punctuation, or grammar gone wrong!