Engrish & Funny Typos

Probably should have stuck to selling shoes. At least it’s easier to spell, right? Zappos does a lot of things right, just not spelling.

from Laura  at Terribly Write
http://terriblywrite.wordpress.com

Sounds more like a Japanese porno film.

submitted by Edmund.

Being a Starbucks coffee barrister has its own set of skills, obviously spelling isn’t one of them.

Submitted by: Erin S.

sponsored by Custom Concessions.

The 2-year-old Raleigh Convention Center is in need of a few changes already.

Funny Misspelling Credit: Joel Savoo

Funny Misspelling Credit: mtrank

I bet the atmoshpere is relaxed!

I felt compelled to submit the attached image from some actual printed promotional material. Five examples of poor grammar / command of English, one typographical error, and a stray Grocer’s apostrophe! All of this in a few short statements, like it had never been through any proof reading stage.

submitted by Chris M.

For quality green printing, I like Conquest Graphics.

If you’ve read this far in the blog, I wonder, would typos on a package or advertisement deter your from a product?

Honestly, I have a hard time with Wednesday, but at least they were going for phonetic accuracy. Why don’t people use spellcheck anymore?

Only five words on this board are spelled correctly. Can you find them?

I think what’s worst is that they outlined their many misspellings. Maybe they were going for the look that they were so angry that they couldn’t think straight? That, or “Well, we’ve already gone this far.”