I get grammar angry too, despite the fact that I make plenty of mistakes myself (I believe you have pointed out a few for me.) Still, you wonder sometimes about people... this mistake you saw was in an advertisement? If so, sometimes the clients are so fussy that they insist copy be printed as they presented it, even if there are spelling errors. Even if all the proofreaders and the designer have pointed out the mistake.
There's a town I drive through on the way to the in-laws' house that has 2 convenience stores - both owned by the same person (I think - they have the same big signage on the roof), both proclaiming "Discount Cigarets" in big red letters across the roof. After 10 years of going through there, either no one has had the cajones to tell them the sign is spelled wrong or they just don't want to shell out the extra $ to add a T and an E. As you know, money always trumps grammar when it comes down to it, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was the latter.
Your pictures don't look so bad as little thumbnail-ish things. :) I forgot to charge the batteries on my camera nad ended up with some like that for my daughter's birthday. :(
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on 2006-10-04 12:39 am (UTC)There's a town I drive through on the way to the in-laws' house that has 2 convenience stores - both owned by the same person (I think - they have the same big signage on the roof), both proclaiming "Discount Cigarets" in big red letters across the roof. After 10 years of going through there, either no one has had the cajones to tell them the sign is spelled wrong or they just don't want to shell out the extra $ to add a T and an E. As you know, money always trumps grammar when it comes down to it, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was the latter.
Your pictures don't look so bad as little thumbnail-ish things. :) I forgot to charge the batteries on my camera nad ended up with some like that for my daughter's birthday. :(
Hope you are feeling better.