Holiday clangers

Shopping mall sign for a herbs and spices outlet misspelling eleven as ‘elleven’

The summer break can often provide a chance to catch up on reading for pleasure.
Holidays can also be when we see a few clangers in how words are presented.


Here are a few we spotted this summer…

Shopping mall sign for a herbs and spices outlet misspelling eleven as ‘elleven’
This prominent sign was seen recently in a large shopping mall in Australia. Elleven is a novel word to describe the outlet’s range of herbs and spices!
Airline magazine page on where to celebrate Lunar New Year, featuring Singapore’s Chinatown
Featured in a trans-Tasman airline’s recent magazine, the typo in this article’s subheading seems to have slipped through the cracks… blame it on the pre-Christmas rush perhaps?

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