i'd like to buy a...

vowel, Pat.  I'd like an E, please.

wait, you know what?  I've changed my mind.  I'd like a T instead.

Note the addresses of these two yellow awning-ed businesses on 86th Street in Brooklyn.  It's a little hard to see on the photo shop but it is 1959. Unfortunately, the hair salon at 1961 had English teachers that taught them to proofread before spending thousands of dollars on signs.  That would have been amazing if three awnings in a row were highlighted today.

i. heart. periods.

This sign on the street in the East Village on E7 between 1st and A is quite charming with its excessive use of punctuation.

To be honest, I wasn't even sure how to correct this sign.  My initial reaction was resell, but then I second-guessed myself.  What, exactly, do they do with your clothes? Do they buy AND resell them?  Do they buy them FOR resale?  I have so many questions!! 

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.