Comments on: Think she’s heard the one about people in glass houses? http://www.christinanewberry.com/blog/think-shes-heard-the-one-about-people-in-glass-houses/ Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:45:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: smartguy http://www.christinanewberry.com/blog/think-shes-heard-the-one-about-people-in-glass-houses/comment-page-1/#comment-41 smartguy Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:40:50 +0000 http://www.christinanewberry.com/blog/?p=22#comment-41 I appreciate your site. I too am picky about proper word usage, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. I find it amazing that large companies can sometimes seem to not see the importance of the image they project when their ad copy seems to have been written by a pre-schooler. With this post, however, I must politely disagree. This is not an example of irony (in fact, "irony" is a word used much too often; in most cases, "coincidental" would be more accurate). The lady holding the sign merely misspelled a word. Yes, the fact that it is a misspelled word may be testament to her lack of education or attention to detail. However, it has nothing whatsoever to do with English being the official language. It's just a typo or an oversight. An example of ironic would be if her sign said, "Congress, make English our official language, por favor!". Anyway, keep up the good work. I did enjoy the post on the misuse of commas on the restaurant sign! I appreciate your site. I too am picky about proper word usage, sentence structure, punctuation, etc. I find it amazing that large companies can sometimes seem to not see the importance of the image they project when their ad copy seems to have been written by a pre-schooler.

With this post, however, I must politely disagree. This is not an example of irony (in fact, “irony” is a word used much too often; in most cases, “coincidental” would be more accurate).

The lady holding the sign merely misspelled a word. Yes, the fact that it is a misspelled word may be testament to her lack of education or attention to detail. However, it has nothing whatsoever to do with English being the official language. It’s just a typo or an oversight.

An example of ironic would be if her sign said, “Congress, make English our official language, por favor!”. Anyway, keep up the good work. I did enjoy the post on the misuse of commas on the restaurant sign!

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