New Five Pound note has a major grammar howler

[d000hg]

They'll get it right for the 5000000 note later this year.

FTFY

[NotAllThere]

Sometimes I like it, but something traditional and formal isn't the place

FTFY

[northernladyuk]

They'll get it right for the £5,000,000 note later this year.

At least they used an appropriate quotation.

[VectraMan]

Following the Brexit referendum trashing of Sterling, they didn't feel it was worth the bother of proof-reading a five pound note design.

They'll get it right for the £5,000,000 note later this year.

[northernladyuk]

Sometimes I like it, but something traditional and formal isn't the place.

Following the Brexit referendum trashing of Sterling, they didn't feel it was worth the bother of proof-reading a five pound note design.

[d000hg]

Sometimes I like it, but something traditional and formal isn't the place.

[BlasterBates]

It's not aesthetically pleasing to leave the punctuation marks off. Quite the opposite.

[d000hg]

This really puts the stories about Trump, Brexit, IS, etc, into perspective.

[northernladyuk]

2017-04-28 The new £5 note has a major grammar blunder...But have you spotted it?

Can't say I noticed, but I'm guessing it is emblazoned with "Five Pound's"

But the Bank's scant use of punctuation divided academics and literary experts, with some choosing to defend its decision.

I believe the following is correct:

But the bank's scant use of punctuation divided academics and literary experts, with some choosing to defend its decision.

Tut tut.

[OwlHoot]

2017-04-28 The new £5 note has a major grammar blunder...But have you spotted it?

Can't say I noticed, but I'm guessing it is emblazoned with "Five Pound's"