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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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Wink One for the pedants in York!!

The local council has just repainted all the road surface arrow's and sign's on the way into Monks Cross shopping centre.

It is a shame that whoever was responsible cannot spell as there are at least five instance's, in very large letters of

STORE'S

I kid you not!!

Oh, dear

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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:10 PM
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You realise many people reading this won't have a clue what the problem is, don't you?
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TelBoy
You realise many people reading this won't have a clue what the problem is, don't you?
I no what you means'
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:14 PM
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You assume people in Yorkshire can read/spell
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Moonloops
You assume people in Yorkshire can read/spell
They can certainly talk + they do tend to like the sound of their own voices'
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:19 PM
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Oh I get it - it's because it's all in capital's
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:21 PM
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Perhap's you could make a ring around all the mistakes with some yellow paint. It works for pot holes in the road I understand!

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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rannoch
arrow's and sign's
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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Notwithstanding the obvious error of grammar are they not also called "shops" in the UK
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Leslie
Perhap's you could make a ring around all the mistakes with some yellow paint. It works for pot holes in the road I understand!

Les
Better still, annotate the ring with a note stating why
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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or a red line through it , with "SP" annotated.

Always worked for my English teachers...
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SiDHEaD
PMSL!!


I like Leslie's idea best - off to get a yellow road marker
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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store is what???? perhaps you should add something on the end of it ...
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 03:58 PM
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Just wondering if it's pedantic to point a basic error like that out when it's made in foot high letters on the road!

I mean, typos on forums are one thing, but.......
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 04:59 PM
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I work with a load of people who don't know when to appropriately use an apostrophe. We have many instances of "GCSE's."

I get annoyed keep having to say it's a plural!!!
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 05:06 PM
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Apparently it's not a grammatical error...

the filter lane is to the Superstore and instead of

STORE'S

it is supposed to say

S'STORE

As the road is not wide enough to write SUPERSTORE.

I am not sure which is worse!!
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Rannoch
Apparently it's not a grammatical error...

the filter lane is to the Superstore and instead of

STORE'S

it is supposed to say

S'STORE

As the road is not wide enough to write SUPERSTORE.

I am not sure which is worse!!
I think what is worse is the fact that you spent time researching that point
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ///\oo/\\\
I think what is worse is the fact that you spent time researching that point
I will point you in the direction of my other half - she came up with that!
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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IF A JOBS WORTH DOING ITS WORTH F*****G UP,TYPICAL COUNCIL WORKER,PAID TO MUCH FOR DRINKING TEA AND REDING/LOOKING AT THE SPORT
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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 10:34 PM
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I shall have a closer inspection on my next visit Rannoch.

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Old Mar 13, 2007 | 11:14 PM
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You sure it's not where Mr Store lives?
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Old Mar 14, 2007 | 10:18 PM
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I have had the misfortune of seeing this grammatical error today.
What were they thinking, or should I say not?
It deludes me as to why they would create such an catastrophe on something so simple. As a York resident I have payed for this to be done. The mind ponders

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 12:19 AM
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A catastrophe of an apostrophe indeed
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