The Bad Sign Language Contest

The Leonard Lopate Show is collecting grammatically incorrect signs. Upload your photo below and you might be a guest on the show to talk about your sign.

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June 25, 2010 12:36:46 PM
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David Silver

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This sign is on 4th Avenue in Brooklyn.

June 24, 2010 09:24:32 PM
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Laura Petell

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On a boat on the Li River, in China.

"I'll try not to..."

June 24, 2010 09:22:19 PM
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Laura Petell

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Above an open door, in a museum, in China.

June 24, 2010 08:11:19 PM
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yukinyc

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Okazaki, Japan

June 24, 2010 03:17:17 PM
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Richard Messing

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Riegelmann Boardwalk and West 15th St.
Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY

on this sign, the "n" in Brooklyn is omitted.

June 24, 2010 01:54:30 PM
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Lori

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Xian, China, on vacation with my husband.

Not meant to mock the Chinese, goodness knows I can't master THEIR language, but we did very much enjoy (but not always understand) the English translations on signs.

June 24, 2010 12:44:12 PM
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Anya Willow

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Red Hook, Brooklyn

June 24, 2010 12:42:55 PM
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Anya Willow

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Park Slope, Brooklyn

June 24, 2010 12:41:31 PM
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Anya Willow

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In the Flatbush area of Brooklyn.

June 24, 2010 12:38:28 PM
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Anya Willow

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Agua Azul waterfalls in Chiapas, Mexico. (We took the sign's advice and took a dip in the water. It was wonderful!)

June 24, 2010 11:42:26 AM
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Carl Merkin

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Park Row, across from City Hall.

June 23, 2010 07:20:40 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 07:20:15 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 07:19:54 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 07:19:31 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 07:19:09 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 07:18:31 PM
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Ben Austin

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June 23, 2010 01:22:46 PM
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Marion Appel

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10 Elizabeth St., between Canal & Bayard.

June 23, 2010 01:18:26 PM
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remy

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Cobble Hill Brooklyn

June 23, 2010 11:14:12 AM
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Zachary

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Above the moving walkway in an airport while flying from NY to Florida. Either Chicago or Atlanta I expect.