Okay, I’ve done my part to improve our federal government. I emailed the TSA the following email regarding their typo:
< email >
During my layover in San Francisco International Airport this week, I noticed large signs stating that your organization had “ammended” its carry-on rules. The word, assuming you meant to use the English word for altering, improving, or changing something for the better, is “amended”. You might want to amend your signs and look into hiring a more vigilant and effective copy editor. Adding an extra ‘m’ to amended is not very efficient.
< / email >

Given their catch phrase, slogan or whatever it may be of “Transportation Security Administration … Vigilant, Effective, Efficient”, I figured they would appreciate those last two sentences. So, how much more per sign do you think the extra m cost?

While doing this, I also noticed a link on their site: No FEAR. Wow, an act named after a company that markets t-shirts with aggressive slogans! Is this a great country, or what?

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