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On a FB page I follow people have been complaining about the local council spelling on signage in the area. I had to laugh at this.

"I work for the council. I no what they are like."


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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Oh dear!

In their defense, sometimes when I am typing fast I will use the wrong "their" or "no" or "it's" - and it's just a slip that I didn't catch. However, being a sign, let's hope I'd catch that.
 
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I think you misunderstood. That wasn't on a sign, that was someone complaining about inconsistent street name spellings on council signs.

Sadly, it isn't a one-off. Most posts on there contain spelling, grammar and punctuation that make my head spin.


"No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money." Samuel Johnson.
 
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That wasn't on a sign, that was someone complaining about inconsistent street name spellings on council signs.
But they're on "council signs," right? So aren't the misspellings on signs? Maybe I don't understand "council signs."
 
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What I was originally commenting on was the irony of spelling "know" as "no" while commenting on someone else's spelling error.


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Maybe the bloke is a contrarian who vetoes the Council? Makes sense that way, no?
 
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What I was originally commenting on was the irony of spelling "know" as "no" while commenting on someone else's spelling error.
Yes, of course. It certainly was ironic.
 
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