A sign was seen in the window of “Perfect Fit”, a bra shop in Keynsham, Bristol. It said:
“Perfect Fit Celebrate’s
20 years of supporting women.
Thank you to our customers for supporting Perfect Fit”
I even e-mailed a photo of the offending sign to the shop. The owner printed out my e-mail, and stuck it in the shop window, along with their own comments (attached) said I was sad, and had nothing better to do than correct other peoples grammer [sic].
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LOVE IT!! Go, Simon, you are a star! (or should I say “your a *”?)
Not at all sad! You are just conscientious in your devotion to the English language, and I commend you! I’d have done the same!
Or she could have written:
Thank you, kind Sir, for helping me to learn a few simple rules of grammar and spelling, so that I might, in the future, not appear to the world to be a DUMB-ASS.
How dare you try to correct other peoples grammer! (It was so hard for my fingers to type that.)
Too funny. Nice work.
So, after using the apostrophe in a word in which it is clearly unnecessary, I see they’ve failed to use it in a word that does require it! But even that pales into insignificance against grammer [sic]. Eugh!
Simon, you should email them back correcting their new errors! 😉 I’d pay good money to see their next response!
Epic post 😀
Why are people so defensive about their inability to master English? Why don’t they care that they look ignorant? And what’s with the “get a life”? How I hate that expression. It’s what people say when they know they’ve been caught and rather than thanking the person who might save them from looking like an idiot, instead attack.
I emailed the company to chide them lightly for their continuing grammar and spelling issues, even when trying to show up Simon. Streisand effect.
Simon. Legend. Enough said!
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Other peoples grammer? Man, I’d be MORE careful after being corrected.
Don’t you mean ‘Other people’s grammar’?
Grant, I believe Salve was quoting from the shop owner’s apostrophe abusing note. 🙂