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Typos, Engrish, and Other Public Grammar Gaffes

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Does New York have more public typographical errors than other cities?

Probably not, but sometimes it seems we have more public, expensively produced typos than one would expect.

I like typos. To me they show character, and at times they help create a level of earnestness absent from perfectly crafted communication. As one who abhors automated spellcheck and computerized grammar suggestions I find that spelling and other errors publicly laid out to dry are a nice reminder that human beings are imperfect, and no amount of peevish grammarian oversight can change that. I am not a grammarian, nor would I ever presume to lecture anyone possessed of less than championship spelling skills.

Most of these are from outdoor signs, but if I spot a glaring spelling error on a web site I'll throw that into the mix, too.

Some of these typos in this series have been in place for years. Others have since been removed or corrected. Some of these pictures are recycled from other parts of this web site, but most are not. Content includes typos, spelling errors, Engrish, and other grammar collapses.

One typo that I've seen numerous times puzzles me: Dinning Room. So far I have seen it one, two, three, four, five, six, seven times!

Kitchen Stencils?
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Kitchen Stencils?

The Bull of Wall Street, Patron Saint of Stockjobber
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The Bull of Wall Street, Patron Saint of Stockjobber

DO NOT PLEASE DUMPING TRASH CARBAGE
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DO NOT PLEASE DUMPING TRASH CARBAGE

Maintianing Fressness is a Proirity
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Maintianing Fressness is a Proirity

Larry King Tracks Down McCain at University of Tampa
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Larry King Tracks Down McCain at University of Tampa

This article contains words
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This article contains words

ACTIVE DRYWEY
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ACTIVE DRYWEY

Seven Day a Weks
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Seven Day a Weks

Quarts Watches
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Quarts Watches

Huh?
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Huh?

Sandwiches
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Sandwiches

Express Elevaotr Corp
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Express Elevaotr Corp

CIGARTTEs
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CIGARTTEs

Immigration and all other law matlers
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Immigration and all other law matlers

Trade Fair
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Trade Fair

Dinning Rooms Once
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Dinning Rooms Once

Dinning Room Twice
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Dinning Room Twice

Dinning Room Three Times
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Dinning Room Three Times

Dinning Room Four Times
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Dinning Room Four Times

Dinning Room Five Times
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Dinning Room Five Times

Dinning Room Six Times
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Dinning Room Six Times

Dinning Seven Times
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Dinning Seven Times

Dinning Room Eight Times
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Dinning Room Eight Times

Silver Bay Vasesource
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Silver Bay Vasesource

Around the Corenr
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Around the Corenr

Equipment Baught & Sold
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Equipment Baught & Sold

Exective Deli
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Exective Deli

Manufucture
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Manufucture

Holistic Nutrition Support System
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Holistic Nutrition Support System

Diagnotic Analysis by Scaner
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Diagnotic Analysis by Scaner

ATENTTION!!
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ATENTTION!!

To the gargage...
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To the gargage...

Cooky Platters
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Cooky Platters

Tresure Hunt
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Tresure Hunt

loittering
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loittering

Articoke Salad
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Articoke Salad

Deli and Grocry
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Deli and Grocry

Coffe Shop
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Coffe Shop

Mayor Credit Cards
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Mayor Credit Cards

Landromat and Dry Cleaners
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Landromat and Dry Cleaners

Cheese Croissamt
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Cheese Croissamt

Apostrophobia #1
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Apostrophobia #1

Apostrophobia #2
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Apostrophobia #2

Apostrophobia #3
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Apostrophobia #3

Apostrophobia #4
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Apostrophobia #4

Apostrophobia #5
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Apostrophobia #5

Apostrophobia #6
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Apostrophobia #6

Apostrophobia #7: Flat's Fixed
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Apostrophobia #7: Flat's Fixed

Apostrophobia #8: TV's
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Apostrophobia #8: TV's

Apostrophobia #9: Employee's
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Apostrophobia #9: Employee's

Leve Packeg-Mail
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Leve Packeg-Mail

Retuning to work
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Retuning to work

Arbic? Does that mean Arby's?
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Arbic? Does that mean Arby's?

Musical Gibberish
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Musical Gibberish

Mylos Entertainment
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Mylos Entertainment

Mufler work guarantied
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Mufler work guarantied

Get 2 litter soda free
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Get 2 litter soda free

Wind Screen Epecialists
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Wind Screen Epecialists

Anonimously
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Anonimously

Mannequines
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Mannequines

Free Dlivery
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Free Dlivery

New Movtes Every Week
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New Movtes Every Week

Sidewuk
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Sidewuk

Equiptment
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Equiptment

Acounting
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Acounting

Chilren's, lenght
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Chilren's, lenght

Wenesday
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Wenesday

U.S.D.A. Isnpected
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U.S.D.A. Isnpected

Pippin Hot!
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Pippin Hot!

Chicken Cutles
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Chicken Cutles

Urvan Adventures
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Urvan Adventures

Pulitizer
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Pulitizer

Autorized
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Autorized

Inlcuding
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Inlcuding

Bankrupcy, Repossesion
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Bankrupcy, Repossesion

Spaguetti meatballs
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Spaguetti meatballs

Cooming Soon
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Cooming Soon

Speciailists
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Speciailists

Storege
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Storege

Invesment
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Invesment

It;s Taste You Will Never Forget ;;;
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It;s Taste You Will Never Forget ;;;

Renter bares all!
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Renter bares all!

File this one away
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File this one away

Astronmers
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Astronmers

BP Amoco: Temperory Inconvience
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BP Amoco: Temperory Inconvience

Developement at 99 G.G.S. Realty
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Developement at 99 G.G.S. Realty

Barbara's Bakign Cereal
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Barbara's Bakign Cereal

Blakc Plums
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Blakc Plums

Proffessional iPod Repairs
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Proffessional iPod Repairs

Home Improtvement, from 98 Stree
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Home Improtvement, from 98 Stree

Battries
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Battries

For Your Conveniece
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For Your Conveniece

Ditmards Blvd? That should be Ditmars.
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Ditmards Blvd? That should be Ditmars.

Scredwdriver
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Scredwdriver

iTouch fail
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iTouch fail

Super Chen DISSCOUNT
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Super Chen DISSCOUNT

Celullar Phone
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Celullar Phone

Wet. Pant
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Wet. Pant

Kichens and Baths
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Kichens and Baths

Ananda Music Photograpy
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Ananda Music Photograpy

Sanwiches
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Sanwiches

Closd!
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Closd!

General Denistry
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General Denistry

Open for Lunch & Diner
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Open for Lunch & Diner

This Place Use Only Employees
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This Place Use Only Employees

Reestroms
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Reestroms

General Constractor
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General Constractor

crosswise.jp: Dew Diligence
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crosswise.jp: Dew Diligence

TBO.com: Extenstions
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TBO.com: Extenstions

EXPEREANCE MAN FOR GYRO
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EXPEREANCE MAN FOR GYRO

 
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