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DON'T QUOTE ME ON THAT

Baffling pics expose the business owners who REALLY don’t know how to use quote marks

Sometimes misusing the punctuation can lead to some very awkward public signs - these  pics will have you in stitches

MOST people know the importance of grammar, spelling and punctuation - and it's perhaps most crucial to get it right on public signs.

A gallery of public signs notices misusing quote marks is sweeping the web - and it's sure to make you giggle.

 A gallery of hilarious misuse of quotation marks is sweeping the web
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A gallery of hilarious misuse of quotation marks is sweeping the web

One sign, outside an unknown restaurant, reads: "If you want it "on a stick" we'll do it it 'if we can'.

While another sign at a security facility reads "security guard" featuring a working fast asleep on the job.

And one particularly bizarre bakery sign says: "Day old 'bread' 99c"  which has been used for "emphasis".

Another reads: "'Fresh' garlic bread." Here are some of the funniest quote mark fails which ought to be reported to the grammar police shared online.

Customer service at its best

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Grammar police

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The hunted

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Life advice

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Not so tasty

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Dough!

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A lot on your plate?

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Mum-friendly

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Too lazy to flush?

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The secret ingredient

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Safety first

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Smarty pants

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Dr Fake

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On the move

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In case you're confused

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Simple instructions

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Man goes out in cover of night to correct signs with no apostrophes