Comments on: Spelling FAILS

By: Shades

Shades — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:05:53 +0000

Sean, my CSE Grade 2 in Deutsch was a very long time ago. I didn’t think they used the word “Shop” but that is my Scandinavian distorting it with Forretning.

As it happens, I was in the ATS Reifenshop earlier.

Glad to amuse.

By: Sean Jeating

Sean Jeating — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:33:30 +0000

Ian, in case you’re searching for the English genitive: It has crossed the Channel and displaced the German genitive.
Example:
Ralfs Reifenshop (sic) appears as Ralf’s Reifenshop.

P.S. Particularly enjoyed this post.

By: Shades

Shades — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:30:16 +0000

JMB, I imagine it is because traditionally they were the ones who wrote the most hand-written signs due to seasonal produce, like this.

By: jmb

jmb — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:00:46 +0000

Why do the poor greengrocers get all the blame? No I did not google it yet.

By: Shades

Shades — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:20:26 +0000

I have a copy of the school Centenary brochure. It has a few typos in it, as well as one unintentially amusing one by the Chair of Governors- remembering walking home because of heavy snow or a “pea supper” fog.

With a pie, of course, the Yorkshire way!

By: jameshigham

jameshigham — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 07:48:38 +0000

I think it is a sad testimony to where education has gone.

By: Shades

Shades — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:19:57 +0000

Well, I don’t consider a blogpost probably published until I’ve stopped tinkering with it, so I don’t get too upset about the typing mistakes that I don’t see anyway.

…until the next time I actually notice the error, when I inwardly scream!

By: tbrrob

tbrrob — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:00:05 +0000

Yeah I hate it when I press publish and then notice a typo.