Archive for September, 2009
AM vs In The Morning
Ok, this sign doesn’t fall into any of the usual categories (bad grammar, laziness, typo) but it is a little strange.
While it is using 12 hour clock, simply adding “AM” must not have been deemed clear enough so “In The Morning” was appended.
No More Babys (sic)
Not surprisingly there was quite a reaction to this, with the doctor being investigated and the woman’s grandparents calling her “absolutely irresponsible” and her behaviour “unconscionable“.
The photo here, from the Irish Times, shows a local resident protesting outside the woman’s home. Nice sentiment but poor delivery.
Even now, 8 months later, stories of Octomom provoke a strong reaction.
I mentioned the large numbers of flyers coming through the letter box and how I scan them to see if they are eligible for this site.
A beauty of a candidate arrived a few weeks ago. At first scan I only saw the “availabul” typo.
When I flipped the flyer over it got worse. It started with a “Weather” (instead of “Whether”) typo, followed by a “Speciall” typo (instead of “Special”) and finishing with “Partys” typo (instead of “Parties”).
I reported all the typos to the email address on the flyer but never got an acknowledgement or thanks.
My email said:
Your flyer arrived in our letterbox here in XXXXXXXX late last week. It was actually a service that my wife had been searching for for a friend that just had a baby.
As my wife showed me the flyer I spotted 4 typos that you might want to know about.
On the side of the flyer with the pictures: “availabul” should be “available”
On the other side, the first word “Weather” should be “Whether”
In the Special Offers section “Speciall” should be “Special” and “Partys” should be “Parties”By the way, my wife had searched the internet for mobile services like yours. If you had a web site she might have found you. As it happens (this is where I get a bit brazen) I develop web sites, so if you ever consider getting a web site, give me a call.
Regards, and good luck with your business.
We We duplicate word in a flyer
We all get tons of flyers (junk mail to many) in our letterboxes each day.
I always give them a look over, to see if there is anything interesting, but also to scan for typos.
Most are error free, but some have small issues (others not so small).
This flyer is from some building contractors. They have a “we we” at the bottom. It is ironic that this error is part of the sentence “we pay great attention to detail.”
I haven’t reported this error.