Your special bonus Bank Holiday issue blog entry.
Pedants Anonymous
Out and about yesterday, trying to find some part of London that was out of the rain yet not five-deep in coach party tourists, we spotted the following sign:
Oh dear. I thought it bizarre that this notice could have been drawn up, printed, proof read, distributed and displayed across London without anyone spotting a flaw. Or had it? When we examined it more closely it turned out we weren't the only ones offended by the outbreak of apostro-flies:
Someone had been making corrections. I wonder if this counts as vandalism? If not, perhaps the nation's army of teachers, copy-editors and dwindling band of punctuation sticklers could be issued with tippex, red ink or blue pencils to go forth and sort out the rest of the signs. After all, can you think of a better way to pass a rainy Bank Holiday Monday?
28.5.07 13:18
