by Rick Lowe
On Wednesday, January 7, 2008, a Mr. (?) Ancilleno Davis, MSc, shared concerns about misspelled signs for businesses in Nassau, in The Tribune letters section titled "Dumb and dumber".
While these signs reflect an inherent spelling deficiency, other people than the store owners are responsible for the error(s), like the sign maker for example.
But what should be done about it?
The letter writer suggests the Ministry of Education should "police any sign mounted in public and remove posters and flyers with flagrant misspellings or poor grammar."
And there's more. "If the sign is too large or too heavy, have the company remove it or correct it at their expense."
And even more. If they don't move them, the writer wants them to be fined.
There is a certain quaintness to misspelled signs, and while it might be a bad reflection on everyone to the more learned among us, but to police, remove private property and fine business people for bad spelling or grammar is, well, even dumber.
