| Spelling Police |
| I have appointed myself as the first employee for the Australian Spelling Police. After the first few shocking spelling mistakes, I started to make a list. These are all taken from printed or handwritten documents, signs or adverts in public places. I haven't included samples that could possibly have been typos. I hope to submit this list to the Department of Education some day! Feel free to correct any of my spelling. |
| appoligies - Tanunda, SA hassel - Tanunda, SA Wens (as in Wednesday) - Tanunda, SA potatos - Tanunda, SA vacume - Ansett Airlines, Darwin, NT for advise (advice) - Ansett Airlines, Darwin, NT Shiela (Sheila/female) - Daly Waters Pub toilet, NT Bom Appetit - Fernanda's Cafe, Tennant Creek, NT medecine - Bookshop, Alice Springs, NT dissapointment - Katherine Review newspaper, NT (it was correctly spelt in the subheader!) liesurely - Kings Canyon sign, NT Shiela - Curtin Springs roadhouse toilet enterance - Radeka's Downunder Backpackers, Coober Pedy, SA exsplosives - Ute sign, Coober Pedy, SA addmitance - Broken Hill hotel, NSW reservior - Stephens Creek roadsign, NSW bayveiw - Coral Bay caravan park sign, WA 'Cheques may be used at the desecration of management' - Halls Creek supermarket tennant - Town caravan park, Kununurra, WA que (queue) - Vegetable shop, Kununurra, WA Barvarian Desert (Bavarian dessert) - Homestead cafe, Katherine, NT lether jaket and elmet - WA Salvage, Albany, WA muscle roll (mussel) - Kebab Factory, Albany, WA galik (garlic) - Kebab Factory, Albany, WA choclats - Kebab Factory, Albany, WA possesion - Mt Clarence triangulation point avaible - Happy Days caravan park, Albany, WA ledgend - Fremantle hotel, WA (it was in neon!) sort after (sought) - Perth Museum, WA prosicution - Old Firestation backpackers, Fremantle, WA neadel holder - Streaky Bay Museum, SA ballencer - Streaky Bay Museum, SA casaul - Nullarbor roadhouse, SA cuecumber - Foodland, Albany, WA bargin - Woolworths, Esperance dik (dick) - dustbin, Albany, WA pre-pact - Frankland store and PO, WA minumin - Mt Barker caravan park, WA robbin - Mt Barker Art Gallery, WA acsess - Donnybrook pub, WA potatoe - kitchen wallpaper, South Stirling, WA margerine - kitchen wallpaper, South Stirling, WA freshpict - strawberry farm, Albany, WA tourist beau - Happy Days caravan park, Albany, WA bridj (bridge) - Aussie guy, QLD sandle (sandal) - Noosa Heads, QLD appologise - Stock Exchange, Gympie, QLD chicken parmaigana - petrol statio, Gympie, QLD raison toast - BP station, Caboolture, QLD colur - Super Cheap Auto, Noosa Heads, QLD shift rooster (roster) - Optus HR, Melbourne, VIC regime (resume) - Optus HR, Melbourne, VIC I was privy to many submitted resumes at Optus Telecommunicationsand here is a sampling of the odd stuff that came in: "In providing this reference of character, I have no hesitation in saying that he is a man for whom I would vouch in any circumstances to which my association qualifies me to speak" - phew, that was a long winded reference "Willing to work roasted rotating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, during holiday and available to work as soon as possible" - ouch, that's got to hurt but very committed "Why should you hire me? I'm a good little nazi - I do the duty in a timely, efficient and professional manner..I will even drink with you after work. Yes, that's right, your money buys you a boon drinking companion" - just plain bizarre! Teaching Service (Tasmanian Pubic Sector) Award - Australian Industrial Relations Commission, Melbourne, VIC sinour (senior) - AIRC, Melbourne, VIC marsmallow - Melbourne, VIC calender - on TV (All Saints), Melbourne, VIC pictiure - street sign, Richmond, VIC |