File:Misspelt Princes (Princess) Street sign in Frederick Street, Edinburgh, 26 December 2009.jpg

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Description The view south down Frederick Street in the New Town of Edinburgh, with the castle in the old town just about visible in the distance. Spoiling the view is a misspelt sign warning of restricted access to "Princess" Street 80 yards ahead, which doesn't exist. It is meant to say Princes Street, which Frederick Street joins in a T-junction. While it's understandable error given the similarity in the words, it's still an odd one to make given that Princes Street is the main thoroughfare in the New Town, and is probably tied with the Royal Mile as the most famous streets in the capital. Presumably the source of the error is that whoever made the sign is not a local.
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Source "Princess" Street, indeed!
Author Зеленый кабинет

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Зеленый кабинет at https://www.flickr.com/photos/28262934@N00/4216391989. It was reviewed on 19 February 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

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