RE: Press '1' for English

["Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>]

> From: Chris Morton

> Prominently
> displayed in their window and all over the store counters was 
> the following
> sign:
> 
> *Santa Clause will be here on (dates).*
> **
> I informed both the manager and the cashier about the error, 
> boldly taking
> out my pen and scratching out the trailing 'e' on one of the 
> posters. How
> would you have reacted?

I would have done the same, but assess the audience for a humor factor.  If
people are too serious, then it wouldn't be worth the potential reaction.  I
would also ask the employees nearby if they were responsible for the error
and avoid insulting them if they were.  

If I was feeling a little wound up, then I may have asked if they knew the
difference between "Santa Claus" and "Santa Clause."  There was a Tim Allen
movie (or three) about the latter.  I could also go off on a lecture about
our weak educational system.

I was thinking this morning about spelling errors that I made when I was
younger.  I made a little notice congratulating the employee of the month
and I spelled congratulations as "Congragulations!"  Somebody pointed it out
to me and I quickly fixed it.  I would rather have known of the error so I
could fix it then to let the error go with more people seeing it and knowing
that I made it.

I do, however, want to correct a lot of misspelled store signs.  I don't
always have a pen, though.

Lauren


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