Recently we’ve seen a lot of funny grammar mistakes in the English language by non-native speakers; however, you’d be surprised at how many native English speakers don’t know the language all that well or make some pretty big mistakes. From grammar mistakes to funny slogans, the following examples come from all over the United States.
SIGNS
On a highway: KEEP FATALITIES DOWN
DRIVE, RIDE AND
WALK GOOD
A piece of paper posted on a wall: THINK
Do it Right
The First
Time!
Plan Ahead
Written by park police: PARK ON GRASS- GET TOAD
At a cookie stand: Please use tongues to pick up cookies, not your hands.
On a building: Please use dumbster behind building A
Construction signs: Steel Plaet Ahead
and
Steal Plate Ahead
At a Car Wash: Is your car Really, Really Clean!!
In a store window: Sorry we can’t not help anybody cause we got water problems
ADVERTISEMENTS
Advertisements in stores: Buy1Get1
FREE’s
Mom’s, Dad’s, and Grads. (The perfect gift for all.)
The world’s greatest spokesperson in the world!
On a van: For Sale! Runs Grate
For tutoring: Need Writng Help??
MISC.
On Facebook: Person A: “I’m board”
Person B: “I’m chalk, we should get together.”
Person A: “BOARD! Like I don’t have anything to do, not BORD, like a chalkbord…”
On a college graduation cap: Higher ME pleez
A car in a high school parking lot: Sineor Girls 2010-2011
A magazine cover page: Rachel Ray finds inspiration in cooking her family and her dog
On a cake: It a Girl
Newspaper headline: Missippi’s literacy program shows improvement
On a receipt: Thank you Your pet is are family
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