A Very Modern Error
Nottingham station is currently undergoing a bit of refurbishment, consequently helpful signs have appeared dotted about, warning us busy commuters of the dangers of restricted access to footbridges and the like.
It was with great ire that I spotted one the other day at said:
Keep to left
Footbridge Access
as been moved
Now, aside from the bizarre use of capitalisation and the lack of the definite article before ‘left’, the wordsmith behind this piece of free form poetry masquerading as a sign, has committed one of the most irritating modern sins.
That sin is using ‘as’ when they mean ‘has’. For fuck’s sake, honestly how hard is it?
Before I boil up again I must reveal the silver lining behind this grubby, laminated cloud. There were two signs! The second had been helpfully annotated.
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I’m not alone!
You would think someone would of noticed that mistake… every picture tells a storey!!!
July 23rd, 2008 at 19:55Grrr.
July 23rd, 2008 at 20:55‘Someone’s thick’?
Someone’s thick what?
July 24th, 2008 at 14:00Nice try Blews.
Apostrophe S, as well as indicating possession (e.g. Mike’s ball), is also indicative of a contraction (e.g. where’s, meaning where is or could’ve, meaning could have).
Next?
July 24th, 2008 at 18:08Curses, foiled again!
Oh just admit it, you annotated the sign, didn’t you?
July 24th, 2008 at 23:34