Photo By Deletia

Deletia, thanks for the mobile upload!  Here’s what she had to say:

Monro Brake is attempting to advertise “Trust and Confidence Every Day,” (or if they wanted to use the adjective form to convey that trust & confidence are commonplace there, “Everyday Trust and Confidence.”)  I spotted a typo in The Big Four where “everyday” was used where “every day” should’ve been.  John commented that he does the same thing at times.  Here’s more proof that he’s not alone!

So that we can all learn something here, according to WiseGeek, “The difference between ‘everyday’ and ‘every day’ is quite simple, and there is an easy rule of thumb which you can use to determine which phrase would be suitable. In short, ‘everyday’ is an adjective which describes something ordinary or commonplace, while the phrase ‘every day’ means ‘each day.’ Confusing these two is a very common grammatical error, and learning to catch this error can improve the quality of your writing immensely.”

Discovery School

As I was waiting to take an exam, I walked around the “Discovery School” and saw some posters. It all seemed so innocent until I realized their URL didn’t look right. It could have been done on purpose, but I wanted to snap some pictures and make sure. Once I got home, I checked out their URL and was sent to a parked domain page. Once I entered what SHOULD be the correct URL, I was correctly sent to their website.

www.discoveystudy.com

www.discoverystudy.com

Lilith sent us a picture of a peculiar sign in Overpeck Park, Leonia, NJ. The sign in question reads:

IF PASSING FROM REAR CALL OUT BEHIND YOU

Granted that we give some “artistic” liberty when it comes to signage especially when space is a premium. Usually, all forms of punctuation tend to disappear first. Maybe it’s cost prohibitive to cut out another stencil in the form of a dot for a period! Lilith had the suggestion that the sign should read:

IF PASSING FROM REAR, CALL OUT FROM BEHIND

This makes complete sense! Then I had a vision of an innocent old lady walking along the path, enjoying the spring weather while trying to spot the early returning birds in the trees still bare from the winter frost when suddenly, an ambitious jogger calls out “AAAAAAAHH” from behind. The vision ended with an interesting description of the peculiar sign by the jogger to a police officer.

Maybe, the sign should read:

IF PASSING FROM REAR, CALL OUT “BEHIND YOU”

This puts an entirely different spin on the old-lady-walking-in-the-park scenario and highlights the importance of punctuation. We may never find out the true intention of the sign maker but Lilith and I both agree that the original sign is incorrect and might even be a bit misleading!

Thanks for the email Lilith! If you spot any typos in the world, send us an email at feedback@typoze.com.