Clean up in aisle 2: more typos in store

It's silly but we believe in correct spelling and punctuation.
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Making a mess of spelling at Home Depot.

No doubt a broom came in handy at this Home Depot. It’s as if someone spilled a set of letters and in his haste to erect this sign transposed a couple of them, resulting in “asile.”

More saving, better spelling.

You can do it, and Goulet Communications can help. Fixing these other typos is just the beginning.

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Ollie’s always offers a bargain: in this case, two P’s for the price of one. Talk about excess inventory!

But don’t discount the power of correct spelling: snow scrapers.

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Brooklyn has always been a cool place, from its namesake bridge to “Dem Bums” the Dodgers to the band The National.

But it’s decidedly uncool to try to form a plural with an apostrophe, as I spotted in these store signs.

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Too much Heinekin could make a guy see double. Or it could be that this sign writer confused “until” with its informal equivalent, “till.”

Mmm, pizza pie and beer.

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It could be that the residents of these Hummelstown addresses have the last name of Tennant. But if the spaces are for the renters at these residences, then tenant-only parking it is.

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Why is Santa making all of these children cry? It could be his indelicate manner, his off-putting eyebrows, or his poor spelling and grammar.

Per the Associated Press Stylebook: plural nouns ending in S, add only an apostrophe. Therefore, kids’ photo op.

Second, it’s a “holiday” card.

So much for dissing Macy’s, which everyone knows has the real Santa. Haven’t you ever seen “Miracle on 34th Street”?

 

About the Author

Neal Goulet

Neal Goulet, Owner
Having been a journalist, Neal knows writing, grammar and style, as well as the language and movements of a newsroom.
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