Typographical, spelling and grammar errors can have unintended consequences as these examples demonstrate, making it important to double-check all business communications prior to publishing.
Innocently leaving off a comma or apostrophe can give a written statement an entirely new, and often less desirable, meaning as misspelling a word can.
In an office tower: Toilet out of order please use floor below
In a laundromat: Automatic washing machines: Please remove all your clothes when the light goes out
In a department store: Bargain basement upstairs
In an office: Would the person who took the step ladder yesterday please bring it back or further steps will be taken
In an office: After tea break staff should empty the teapot and stand upside down on the draining board
Outside a second-hand shop: We exchange anything – bicycles, washing machines, etc. Why not bring your wife along and get a wonderful bargain?
Notice in health food shop window: Closed due to illness
Spotted in a safari park: Elephants please stay in your car
Seen during a conference: For anyone who has children and doesn’t know it, there is a day care on the 1st floor
Message on a leaflet: If you cannot read, this leaflet will tell you how to get lessons
On a repair shop door: We can repair anything. (Please knock hard – the bell doesn’t work)
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