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Spelling mistakes. Signs, menus, billboards - stuff in Chicago spelled incorrectly. If you see one, snap a pic and tweet me at @scottkleinberg with hashtag #MisspelledChicago. With your permission, I'll pin it. Thanks.
When you put a menu - unsolicited, mind you - under the door of a journalist, make sure you copy edit first. Almond Ding, not almon.
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Brûlée sometimes is on the menu with accents, but it always should be ee, not e.
You can also be fined for misspelling the word employee. When in doubt, add an extra e.
Thanks to @Maura Hernandez for this one: "cigarates" on Lawrence Ave.
Unleased dogs. Well, I should hope so. A leased dog means you get to keep it for 3 years or 12,000 walks - whichever comes first. Woof.
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In my best Irish accent: Even in Dublin, that's not how you spell Guinness. (Thanks to @phampants for submitting this one to the board).
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Susan Marie Fitzgerlad?
They don’t even spell entrance like that in Grease - errrr, Greece.
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I see the food too. Wonder if they serve fish.
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Daniel Schell Might have been easier to just say "beef" further down.
Becky Pittman A frequent misspelling in the South for more than 40 years although I've noticed the usage has diminished with subsequent generations.