Posted on 05/09/2013 12:09:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There are typos. And then there are typos.
Caltrans could have sure used spellcheck when putting up a new green highway sign Wednesday night on the northbound side of Interstate Highway 880.
It's misspelled.
Instead of directing people to Milpitas off state route 237, the sign directs them to "Milipitas," with an extra "i."
An alert motorist with excellent spelling skills notified NBC Bay Area about the mistake on Thursday. NBC Bay Area then alerted Caltrans, who said the news agency was the first to report it, according to spokesman Bernard Walik.
Before noon, the misspelling was covered in white. The sign will be fixed within two weeks. He said there would be no cost to taxpayers, because the contractor who made the mistake will have to remedy it on his own.
This is not the first misspelled roadsign. Google images is full of sings with extra "t's" and missing "e's." School was spelled "shool" and "temporarily" was spelled with two "ll's."
Check out some in these images below.
It’s a painting during a classic Snickers commercial. Try Google.
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