Misspelled Signs - Page 26


Superior Market, 40-?? Queens Boulevard, Sunnyside, NY

A pretty good two-fer: "Dalmonty" raisins and chicken "bolgona." I assume that they meant Del Monte raisins and chicken bologna.

Test Liquors Inc., 47-05 Metropolitan Avenue, Maspeth, NY

Maybe whoever penned this sign partook in too much scotch, resulting in the misspelling "scoth."

No. 1 Restaurant, 186 Knickerbocker Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Contonese. Is that a fancy way of saying "Cantonese?"

C-Town Supermarket, 60-40 Fresh Pond Road, Queens, NY

What rhymes with "oraneg?" The same thing that rhymes with "orange" - nothing! This sign should have read "Tropicana Premium orange juice."

Ah Q Construction & Decorations, 393 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Constraction. It's sort of like construction and contraction. I assume that it's supposed to be "construction."

Southeast corner of 48th Avenue @ 38th Street, Queens, NY

I guess they figured that if an illegally parked vehicle was put in the pound it was "inpounded," not "impounded."

A & M Auto Repair & Body Works, 42-56 21th Street, Long Island City, NY

Spell it like it sounds - "radiator," not "rediator." And it should be "diagnostic," not "diagonastic."

Brooklyn Health Medical Clinic, 849 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

Well, you've got me there. The word does sound like it should be spelled "Brooklin," but it's supposed to be "Brooklyn."

943B Broadway, Brooklyn, NY

"Accessies" is short for "accessories," right?

A & L Cabinet & Furniture Showroom, 1146 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Another three-fer:

  • "Couter Tops" (s/b "Counter Tops")
  • "Bookases" (s/b "Bookcases")
  • "Vanetys" (s/b "Vaneties")
But I'm curious. What the heck is a "C.P.T.R. desk?" Is "C.P.T.R." some kind of a weird abbreviation of "computer?"

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