Sigh.
Why do I think the people making signs for the car wash should be better versed in the English language?
31 May 2011
Foot of Brakes
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11 comments:
Have you read Country Driving, by Peter Hessler? Hysterical.
I guess we former English teachers have to take the blame -- but I did a whole class on those tricky homonyms year after year. And my own daughter mixes them up. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH.
English might be a second language. Or a third. Too bad they didn't run it past a proofreader before having it printed.
I looked at the sign and thought, "Take foot of brakes? Does that mean try to grab the brake with my toes?" It took me a moment to realize what the sign writer was trying to say.
"Foot of Brakes." Sounds like something you should put in a potion. "Take one eye of newt, a thimbleful of skullcap and two parts FOOT OF BRAKES . . ."
Oh sweet LORD in heaven.
honestly. I did NOT have that person in kindergarten.
At least there were no errant apostrophes!
LOL
You would think the sign people would have a proofreader.
You are not alone.
my husband and his friend always send these back and forth to each other, i will send him this for his collection. :)
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