i'll be sure to skip it

which one, MTA?

is there an english teacher doesn't suck? oh wait, ME!!!

I've been away for a while, and have a bundle of pictures sent in by my avid and wonderful readers/students.  Keep em coming, boys! I promise I'll try to keep up now.  Here are some of the best...

 

How does this even happen?  Oh Brooklyn, you never fail to amaze me.

Oh yea? You've also got an amazing command of the English language.

 
 

WHY??? Who taught you people that this is an apostrophe's job?

I'm wondering why the one visitor needs more than one backpack.

 

The ultimate irony: no ownership?

tax dollars well spent

Maybe so many English teachers suck this much because the city doesn't pay us enough.

Really NYC?  No Apostrophe?  Did you forget to inspect this sign?  Thank you, to the reader who discovered this in the lobby of his own building!

if you're not responsible, then who is?

Sent by a reader, it seems this famous downtown restaurant needed to excuse their misspelling of the word "which."  While the disclaimer only excuses one typographical error, I'm going to have to assume there are more inside the menu.

Was having that disclaimer printed cheaper than hiring a proofreader?

starbuck's still at it

Re: April 10

While I took this picture in a Starbucks in Los Angeles, it is the very sign I was kicked out of Starbucks for attempting to take months ago.  I guess they still haven't realized that their English teachers sucked.

don't you need a degree to write copy? and to edit it?

I'm not going to blame this one on the printing company.

This was sent in by one of my readers, who is also one of my high school students. To quote him, "I also hope that most people are smarter than whoever wrote this advertisement.  If not, then the English language is in great peril."  Thanks Mike!

I wish I had seen this on the subway myself.  I would have post-it-ed the hell out of it.

if you're gonna screw it up, be consistent about it!

This happens to be my favorite mistake yet, though the bar on Ave A between E2 and E3 in the East Village itself leaves something to be desired.

The most incredible thing about this is that these signs are side by side in the same window.  Were they bought at the same time?  From the same neon company?