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13 February 2018 By Maree

Proofreading: Take the time to get it right

There’s a sign in the parking building where I park each day that reads: Pay at pay station’s located on ground level.

Every time I walk past it I wince and have seriously considered taking a black marker or some tape to eliminate that apostrophe, grammar vigilante style. The sign is repeated on every level of the building and it makes me wonder what process led to them being drafted, created, printed and bolted to the wall without the error being spotted and corrected. Where was the proofreading?

Typo error in pubic car parking building signage.

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Filed Under: Proofreading, Writing

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