In past posts I have displayed photos of signs with mis-spelled words, bad grammar, and mis-used punctuation because I thought some of them were funny. However, I now believe I should do more than just laugh at the problem, but instead, do my part to help the American sign maker improve his craft. So, as part of a new campaign to clean up American signage, I present Sign Police case # 1458. Cold Mountain Hardware is hereby charged with displaying a sign that uses a noun as a verb. (Click on photo to enlarge.)It should be noted that in southern pronunciation, the verb "sell" often comes out sounding like the noun "sale". We southerners automatically make the pronunciation conversion in our heads, so when someone says, "I need some money, so I think I'm going to sale my four-wheeler", we understand what's being said. Nonetheless, one cannot sale antiques, and in print the proper word needs to be used. We need a verb here, so the sign should read, "We Buy and Sell Antiques".
Buyer beware! Not all print and sign shop employees were awake when English grammar was covered in school. Make sure your banner or sign is made by a shop that has at least one person on staff who has a grasp of English grammar and punctuation. You don't want to have potential customers laughing at your signs!
1 comments:
Too funny John. I had to read it a couple of times to realize what the sign actually said.
Perhaps its just the Southern spelling....
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