My Ironic Pet Peeve

This weekend I saw two awesome signs. The first, was a sign at the Frederick Hospital Parking Garage. We watched the fireworks from the top of the garage. The sign stated the speed limit. However, I found the speed limit to be quit odd. 3 1/2 mph. Hmm... Not 3 mph, not the normal 5 mph, but the well researched, I am sure, 3 1/2 mph. Odd.

The next sign was located at the local music store. We followed Brian there, so that we could go have cookies afterward, yes I am on the about the same maturity level as my son. This sign caught my eye:

Maybe I am just a stickler for professional looking advertising, but this sign really bothered me. If you cannot spell and don't know what contractions to use, have someone else make the advertisements. However, if you must complete them yourself and they are later proof read by someone who knows more rules of the English language than you, please RETYPE the sign. It is tacky.

I don't know which would have been better, leaving the sign as is or writing in the corrections. My gut reaction is, leaving the wrong sign. At least that way, people who also don't remember grade school English will be none the wiser. I have to also believe that the target audience for this drum set, a toddler or preschooler, would also not know the rules. The parents who would purchase this set, probably also would not know the rules. Therefore, next time take your chances and leave the mistakes or better yet, reprint the flyer. How much effort does that take?