And, obviously, un-spellchecked signs.

The only thing I hate more than coconut is people misspelling it. This typo was actually spotted by my friend Justin while out having lunch. Seeing a typo publicly affixed in a permanent place like this is way more delicious than any pie could be.

For more public typos, check out this link: https://www.robohara.com/?cat=15

Back when I was four-years-old, I remember watching an episode of The Electric Company that explained how apostrophes worked. The short cartoon involved two words, a bulldozer, and a crane. In the cartoon, two words were pushed together, like DO and NOT. Eventually they would get pushed together so tightly that the lettter “O” would disintegrate, leaving DON(pile of rubble)T. A crane would then pick up a piece of the “O” that looked like an apostrophe, and hang it in the air, spelling “DON’T”. The idea, which I was able to comprehend at the age of four, was that the aspostrophe replaces missing letters.

That was a long-winded way of stating that if you are trying to say “IT IS”, you should use “IT’S”, as in, “IT’S included with your Salad Bar.” Do I point this out when people use the incorrect form of the word when they e-mail me? No. Do I point it out when a restaurant has had professional signs created incorrectly? You bet.

My work is never done.

Same store. Different sign. Another extra apostrophe. They must have ordered too many this holiday season.

Gift Basket’s ready to go. Complete with an unnecessary apostrophe.

This is one of my favorites. For several months these vinyl banners hung on the face of several thrift stores around Oklahoma City. I think what they meant was, “accepting.” “Excepting” means they take anything BUT credit cards, which is the opposite of what they intended to say. The signs were eventually removed.

Let’s hope Las Vaqueros cooks better than they spell. Directly from their menu.

Seasons Greetings from Taco Mayo.

I’ve added a new section to the website today called “Spelling Counts.” It drives me crazy to see typos out in public. Don’t get me wrong, we all make mistakes — but if you’re having a professional sign printed or are putting a message out on your marquee, take a moment to double check your spelling, would ya?

Here’s an example of the type of picture I’ll be posting in this new category. Merry Charistmas!