Meter’s Takes Quarter’s Only

Laurel writes:

This is in a parking lot in Cincinnati. As my brother pointed out, only 4 words on the sign and 3 of them are wrong.

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6 thoughts on “Meter’s Takes Quarter’s Only”

Jamie on July 5, 2009 at 7:52 pm said:

And the only correct word ends in an "S."

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Melanie on July 5, 2009 at 9:29 pm said:

Actually, the correct word is only, which doesn't end in an S.
Meter's is supposed to be meters, which is plural. So takes is conjugated incorrectly.

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Drake on August 6, 2009 at 2:11 pm said:

Jamie got OWNED.

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Anonymous on August 7, 2009 at 3:42 am said:

Jamie made an unfunny joke as 3 of the 4 words end in 'S', he/she hoped to hihglight this in an amusing way

Melanie on the otherhand has no sense of humour and a need to be correct. Thank you for your observations about the nature of the word 'metre' (british spelling)

Drake is an idiot

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Melanie on August 7, 2009 at 3:45 am said:

If you acknowledge that the joke wasn't funny, why does my lack of appreciation for it mean I have no sense of humor?

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Alan on August 7, 2009 at 11:09 am said:

Yay! A thread for pedants. Can I play?
'metre' is only the British spelling for the unit of measurement. 'Meter' as in 'parking meter' would still be spelt as shown on the sign.

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