Language Log » Temporally speaking

Posted by Dennis G. Jerz on July 16, 2008 5:54 PM | 1 Comment | Link to here ∴
One of my favorite things -- a photograph of a mistake on a sign. From Language Log.

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Karissa | July 17, 2008 3:52 PM | Reply

Temporally closed? Maybe they meant it... after all, it seems like brains have a lot to do with letting errors like that get through to big ol' signs. Wow. Haha, thanks for cheering me up.

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