I wonder who is responsible for the sign?

@JudyEv (342110)
Rockingham, Australia
July 28, 2021 5:41am CST
On the way to my sister’s place, we pass this quite impressive church. We’ve been watching it evolve for a number of years. It is built of concrete but then faced with stone. It now seems like it is almost finished although there is still a lot of landscaping to do. I can’t imagine what it would have cost and it’s hard to get past the fact that some of the money might have been better spent helping the poor. What did amuse me a bit was the spelling mistake in the notice. The church is attached to a school so you’d think they’d be able to be ‘responsible’ correctly. But it seems not.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
28 Jul 21
Oh my goodness, the spelling mistake is terrible, but the whole phrase is not very well written.. it is not the water that is "unsupervised", but the children, BAD, BAD construction of the phrase.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 21
Or you can read it as if it's okay for them to play in the water if they are supervised. As you say, it's badly constructed in every way.
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@LadyDuck (472060)
• Switzerland
28 Jul 21
@JudyEv Kids love to play in the water and those high pools are not really safe for them. The local Animal Shelter suggested to all owners of those pools to place a ladder inside so that also small animals can climb out should they fall inside.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
@LadyDuck In the water troughs down in our paddocks we used to put a log or branch as sometimes birds would fall in the water and drown.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
28 Jul 21
I always notice typos as well.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
@CarolDM I sometimes see an old comment of mine and realise I've spelt something wrongly.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
They jump out at me. I have a friend who is the same. But some people never see them.
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
29 Jul 21
@JudyEv I have corrected many here, due to being in a hurry.
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
28 Jul 21
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@DaddyEvil (137602)
• United States
29 Jul 21
@JudyEv You could if you think they'd care. I've pointed out spelling errors on signs before but people tell me that it doesn't matter as long as others can understand it.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
@DaddyEvil I might get told to mind my own business! If so, I hope they do it in a kind, Christian kind of way.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
I might email and suggest some improvements.
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@wolfgirl569 (108161)
• Marion, Ohio
28 Jul 21
That was easily caught We have many large churches here like that. I feel the same as you that the money could do more good elsewhere
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@wolfgirl569 (108161)
• Marion, Ohio
29 Jul 21
@JudyEv But those churches were often open as a sanctuary for people as needed. Today they have rec rooms in them for the church members. Size is good if it helps all. But many dont anymore.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
@wolfgirl569 That's a fair comment. Most of our churches are locked up nowadays because of vandals.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
In these days and times, I think they should review their thinking. The ancient old churches were all built 'to the Glory of God' but I don't really think he'd want massive churches and starving people.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
29 Jul 21
Very sad. Obviously they didn't pay as close attention to the sign as they did to the church building.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
I just think it's pretty bad having incorrect spelling virtually in the school-yard.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Aug 21
@LindaOHio I messaged them this morning so we'll check the sign next time we're up there. lol
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
2 Aug 21
@JudyEv Very bad. Sets a bad example!
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Jul 21
They one who put the signage should have checked it before posting it.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 21
It's a wonder someone didn't notice the error. I wonder if they know about it now.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 21
@florelway I might even send them an email myself.
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@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
28 Jul 21
@JudyEv somebody should call their attention.
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• Chile
29 Jul 21
you are so lovely to notice that,and i hope more and more people can find the mistake and look after their children well.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
Children drown so easily that they need to be watched if they are near water.
@sjvg1976 (41290)
• Delhi, India
29 Jul 21
That's strange because signages are put after they are written, they are edited and approved. There might have been lots of people involved in it. Anyways it happens sometimes people don't see the spelling mistakes. I have noticed such spelling mistakes several times here. You should complain about it
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
It's true that it's very easy to miss mistakes. I do it myself all the time.
@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jul 21
That's funny, I actually didn't catch the mistake the first time I read the sign! It reminds me of a spelling mistake I made on t-shirts we used during a recreation program at the city I worked for. We ran a running/swimming series in the summer that we called the Biathlon, and each participant was given a t-shirt. We used the same t-shirt design each year, only changing up the color of the shirts and changing the dates. I think we went 4-5 years with hundreds of people receiving the shirts for their participation before someone finally noticed that we spelled Biathlon wrong. We spelled it B-I-a-t-h-a-l-on, adding an incorrect "a" between the "h" and "l." It was slightly embarrassing to say the least.
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• Chile
3 Aug 21
me too,i can not notice the mistake the first time ,lol
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@moffittjc (121729)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jul 21
@JudyEv There's no question that our eyes (and our brains) play tricks on us! Our brain "knows" what is supposed to be there, so our eyes don't see the mistakes sometimes.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
If you're not part of the planning, you might wonder about it then think 'oh well, perhaps that's what they want'. But we can certainly become almost 'blind' at times. I guess we know what's meant to be there so that's what we see.
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@sallypup (61631)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Jul 21
That's a silly sign. A child could get a concussion from falling onto that dry part of the fountain .
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
The sign should tell to keep well away from it. At least, that's what I think.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jul 21
I had to read the sign again. You're right. They should know how to spell responsible. Beautiful church.
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• Chile
3 Aug 21
@JudyEv you are good at finding mistakes and nice
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Jul 21
@JudyEv It is easy to skip over. You noticed it, so I'm sure others have too.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
I know it's easy to skip over mistakes but you'd think someone would have noticed it. I don't know how long the sign has been there.
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@tom_view (6451)
• Kolkata, India
29 Jul 21
really bad
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 21
Bad spelling and grammar really annoys me.
@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
28 Jul 21
sometimes mistakes are messages! i do often wonder why we seek to build greater monuments to ourselves.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 21
When there is so much hunger and poverty all over the world, I can't help but think that such huge edifices aren't necessary.
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@DocAndersen (54402)
• United States
28 Jul 21
@JudyEv i suspect you are right in that - it has been a long term problem.
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• India
28 Jul 21
LOL glad you noticed it because when I checked it first I didn't noticed it
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Jul 21
It's very easy to miss but such mistakes seem to jump out at me.
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• India
28 Jul 21
@JudyEv great
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
28 Jul 21
.. and also, does it mean that children can play in the water as long a they are supervised?.. I'm thinking that maybe, English is their second language which explains the spelling mistake..
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
Exactly. It's very badly worded altogether. I might write and suggest some improvements.
@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
28 Jul 21
I would think that someone would notice the misspelling and correct it.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
You would think so. Maybe they will in time.
@RasmaSandra (80736)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Jul 21
I understand their concern being next to a school but they should set an example with proper phrasing,
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
Exactly. I wonder if they teach spelling or proof-reading, not to mention, as you say, proper phrasing.
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• United States
28 Jul 21
That's pretty funny that they have a misspelling. Wonder how many people noticed it and took pictures.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
It's possible that very few see the mistake. You know what it's supposed to say so that's what you see. lol
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@S4mmyboy (3266)
• Mumbai, India
28 Jul 21
Hope they rectify the spelling. It somehow got unnoticed. It's better if you could send them an email as you suggested
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
I think I will do that when I get the chance.
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@RAOCV20 (270)
• Visakhapatnam, India
28 Jul 21
It is quite strange that there is not even a single member of the congregation who can see the error.
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 21
Maybe they are still getting around to fixing it but I might send them an email.