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This glaring misspelling has some criticizing the "dumbing down" of American society.
NEW YORK -- A glaring misspelling on a street sign outside a Manhattan high school has some laughing that the mistake’s gone unreported for months and stauncher critics condemning what they perceive to be a symbol of the “dumbing down" of American society.
The painted pavement on Stanton Street outside Marta Valle High School reads "SHCOOL X-NG."
The Department of Transportation claims the mistake was made by a utility provider, not the city, according to The New York Post. The agency said it would reach out to the contractor to have the error fixed.
But that hasn't quelled the outcry.
“It’s sad,” Derek Pacheco, a securities worker who passes by the sign on his way to the office each day, told the Post. “It speaks volumes about the dumbing down of American culture.”
- Read original story on nbcnewyork.com
A city worker who asked not to be identified told the Post regardless of who made the mistake, a student or administrator at the school should have noticed and reported it some time ago.
Another worker in the area laughed when the Post asked him what he thought of the pavement sign.
"It's embarrassing for the city," said Luis Maldonado. "Teaching kids to read and write correctly is very important."
Area residents said construction crews labored on the street over the summer.
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It is a schpeech impediment on the road
Good one! lol
so...slow news day?
Very fitting., New York, one of the most Democrat of States.
And not a redneck Southern one.
Beth-440386, you are absolutely correct !
The Republican Party, with its Creationist/anti-science mandate (e.g. global warming denial) is at the forefront of America's "dumbing-down," but of course they'd rather pin it on illiterate immigrants.
@ Alec That is bullcrap. I see it the same atrocious spelling all the time on resumes I get from college grads. The one that drives me crazy is "loose" instead of "lose". Dumbing down has been going on for a long time in the public school systems.
KSW, you've got that right!
NAE teechers.
Thay nead tue lern hou tue speel. Wat a bunc o moreons. ;)
I paint streets. It looks like a bold little prank to me ;)
Serves them right. The street sign was probably sprayed onto the street by ILLEGAL ALIENS working for the Contractor, who the City hired. Shame on them!
Why is the school getting attacked for this? Do schools control the city street crews now?
Good point.
the correct spelling is SKOOL. doncha know the new slang from txting?
Did anybody think that the person who painted it, their name might be Shcool.
May be it was Russian word "Shcola" (school) - written in English and misspelled?
I love that after writing "school" the dude didn't even write "XING" properly.
I'm pretty sure this is just ironic street art. Just blame it on Banksy.
Has no one noticed the tendency of certain groups (especially younger people) to pronounce many words starting with an 's' & followed by a consonent as 'sh' ? (Shcool, shtreet, etc.)
Correct attribution is important.
Original story was not from The Post.
http :// www. thelodownny. com/ leslog/author/ed
Seems I've seen this story before, maybe in National Lampoon Magazine in the late 1970s. The site was somewhere in upstate New York.
Question for the editors: Is it a slow news day, or what???
LMAO public education at its finest!
I aint fir shir but it looks rite to me anyhow.
We had this happen in South Florida too, and several times.
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2011-10-28/news/fl-school-sign-misspelled-20111028_1_school-zone-misspell-painters
Ok hear me out. I know this may sound far fetched but perhaps is was...wait for it...A MISTAKE. Some one made a mistake and it has taken a bit to rectify it and fix it. Who ever did it though is probably the first American, no wait, human to ever make a mistake. Shame on them.
In my view, anyone posting a serious comment on this story is as guilty as MSNBC when it comes to "Is this story (Comment) really necessary? Slow effin' news day and all the know-it-all-and-got-it-all-figgered-outs come out of the woodwork.
I would say it's been there for quite some time- you can even see it in the satellite view on google maps!
It says "COOL" u humorless, tighta**es.
Hmm. 2 years ago, the high schools in my town handed out honor roll certificates with the phrase "Town-Name Pubic Schools" in large gold letters at the top.
Spell check, people!
Wait, spell check wouldn't have caught that one.
what would be worse is if the person that painted that actually had gone to the school it was in front of