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| 'Septermeber' misspelled road sign put up in Oxford | 'Septermeber' misspelled road sign put up in Oxford |
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| A roadworks sign that spells September as "Septermeber" has disgusted locals. | A roadworks sign that spells September as "Septermeber" has disgusted locals. |
| The temporary sign in Oxford city centre is meant to instruct readers of a three-day closure in Becket Street. | |
| A county council spokesman said it was "not immune" to "typographical errors" and compared the council to the BBC. | A county council spokesman said it was "not immune" to "typographical errors" and compared the council to the BBC. |
| Zoe Blackman, who spotted the mistake, said: "A typo is one thing; adding several letters to a widely recognisable word such as September is an entirely different matter." | Zoe Blackman, who spotted the mistake, said: "A typo is one thing; adding several letters to a widely recognisable word such as September is an entirely different matter." |
| 'Budding neologist' | 'Budding neologist' |
| In a lengthy critique of the bungled sign, she added: "As a moderately intelligent and seemingly well educated person-type I tend to notice glaring mistakes such as this upon immediate discovery. | In a lengthy critique of the bungled sign, she added: "As a moderately intelligent and seemingly well educated person-type I tend to notice glaring mistakes such as this upon immediate discovery. |
| "Perhaps the person in charge of signs was a budding neologist, or maybe they decided they wanted to use more of the enticing letters that lay before them on their keyboard. Who knows? | "Perhaps the person in charge of signs was a budding neologist, or maybe they decided they wanted to use more of the enticing letters that lay before them on their keyboard. Who knows? |
| "It could be a salacious poke at the Oxford University educational standards within the city. | "It could be a salacious poke at the Oxford University educational standards within the city. |
| "Whatever it is, it annoys the living daylights out of me, and I hope someone's cheeks are flushing red with embarrassment at their desk." | "Whatever it is, it annoys the living daylights out of me, and I hope someone's cheeks are flushing red with embarrassment at their desk." |
| Mo Bacon from Buckinghamshire who retweeted a photo of the sign, said: "I was just disgusted that it was put up with no-one bothering to check it first. | Mo Bacon from Buckinghamshire who retweeted a photo of the sign, said: "I was just disgusted that it was put up with no-one bothering to check it first. |
| "Having been a teacher I'm very aware of bad grammar." | "Having been a teacher I'm very aware of bad grammar." |
| 'Easy to rectify' | 'Easy to rectify' |
| Oxfordshire County Council did not apologise for the error. | Oxfordshire County Council did not apologise for the error. |
| Spokesman Martin Crabtree said such spelling mistakes were "unfortunate" and said the BBC also made such errors. | Spokesman Martin Crabtree said such spelling mistakes were "unfortunate" and said the BBC also made such errors. |
| He added: "The mistake is easy to rectify and the meaning of the sign in the meantime is still clear. | He added: "The mistake is easy to rectify and the meaning of the sign in the meantime is still clear. |
| "There will be no cost to the county council as the wording on the sign is the result of an error made by our contractor." | "There will be no cost to the county council as the wording on the sign is the result of an error made by our contractor." |
| Two years ago the county council came under fire after contractors wrote "schoul" on a road outside Wolvercote Primary. | Two years ago the county council came under fire after contractors wrote "schoul" on a road outside Wolvercote Primary. |