Anger!

A church down the road from where I'm living has had 2 grammatical/ orthographic errors in their marquee the past month. I need to share them here or I will go out of my head.

1. "We are proud to be an American!"
Makes it sound as though the entire congregation, when you take it together, forms one American. If they would have just gotten rid of the "an" they'd be fine! I'd half a mind to go and remove the "an" for them! But I managed to contain myself!

2. "Don't take freedom for grant it!"
>:-( Makes me angry to see the English language butchered so! It should be "granted" with an E and a D! It makes absolutely no sense the way they have it!

I guess this is what English teachers/ professors do with their retirement years. Go around changing signs for ignorant business owners. lol I promise I'm not losing my mind! :-)