JERSEY CITY - We've all had our fair share of typos, but this one is stoopendous.

City officials are blaming a contractor for the stop sign at Seventh and Monmouth streets in Downtown Jersey City that tells drivers to "STOOP."

The misspelling, facing drivers headed north on Monmouth Street, had motorists slowing down this morning to take a look.

According to a city worker tasked with helping to correct the mistake, the contractor who repainted the sign on Seventh Street moved the "stop" over a few feet without completely erasing the old "stop" sign.

The sloppy paint job is getting redone so motorists will know to stop, not stoop. City spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill said the contractor will not charge taxpayers to repaint the intersection.

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