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Tuesday 5 February 2013
Apostrophe catastrophe, # 3
Today's twin mangles were contributed by John Holloway.
John says that Tesco in Lee Mill, Devon, put up these signs after complaints about the previous signage, which indicated the location of 'CONFECTIONARY'.
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