A friend sent me the URL for this interesting story on how some folks have taken their urge for correct English on the road.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129086941&ft=1&f=1032

While I was driving around the other day, I found the following:



(They are having "mangement" problems.)

Must Have Used the Same Sign Provider?

When you realize you are having problems with words like "clutches", maybe it would have been wise to consult a dictionary? Or, at least ask someone else to proofread this? Or perhaps look at the paperwork or boxes from the companies that send you "clutches"?

But hey, these folks fix clutches, they don't fix words. I'll promise to not fix any clutches if they promise to not take my job of being an editor/proofreader!

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Where Are All the Proofreaders?

Sometimes you are driving along... and a typo or other problem almost as big as a barn causes you to do a double-take. This one was so good that I had to stop the car and get a picture of it. (Yeah, I know. I shouldn't be editing when I'm driving. It's almost as dangerous as texting when driving.)


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Does Anyone Proofread Their Signs Anymore?

I've never experienced a "Monglian" BBQ. Someone obviously noticed and added the "O". But really. Why not do it right instead of this half-attempt? Ah, well.

Proofreading seems to be a lost art. No one is doing it anymore. Even in the sign making business. You see signs everywhere in which someone could have made a better impression if they had just proofread what they had put on the sign. It's bad enough when the name of the store is spelled incorrectly, but how about if the phone number or street address of the establishment is wrong?

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