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Inappropriate Use of Quotation Marks

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  1. Sligo October 2nd, 2008 10:45 am

    I bet the certificate in the elevator also says “Silver Springs”. I see that a lot.

  2. Jimmy October 2nd, 2008 6:56 pm

    I also love at Blair Giant:

    “Please” no merchandise in the restrooms.

  3. jen October 6th, 2008 12:01 pm

    perhaps the sign is directly quoting the commissioner of labor and industry?

  4. Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey October 16th, 2008 5:53 am

    “This ‘is’ “awesome”! “Thank you” for making my “jeudi” start ‘with’ “a smile”"

  5. Anne Lindenfeld October 21st, 2008 12:02 pm

    More “Eats, Shoots, and Leaves” stuff! For whatever reason, people with very poor grammatical and punctuation skills seem to be put in charge of these informational signs. Random capitalization is a favorite of mine.