Archive for September, 2007
Thank You’s Note Cards
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 30, 2007
Laura sends in this sign she spotted at her local Target that makes it look like…
the new artist Thank You has come out with his own set of note cards.
More Tattoo’s
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 30, 2007
Comcast too fast for proofreading
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 30, 2007
Shannon sent in this piece of mail she received from Comcast that features two errant apostrophes:
…sort of makes me want to switch cable companies.
I’ll find a tutor elsewhere, thanks…
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 28, 2007
Giggles laughs at proper apostrophe usage!
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 27, 2007
Librarian/Grammar Geek Jennifer writes:
Teach your baby to misuse apostrophes! It’s never to early to start!This was haunting me at a Target store in Ann Arbor. I kept seeing it every time I went there (which is, um, a lot). Finally I took a picture of it and then hid it behind some tax prep software.
Neglect at Best Buy in Troy, MI
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 26, 2007
Mmmm… Nacho’s…
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 26, 2007
Helen writes:
A double whammy of apostrophes and unnecessary quotation marks!
At least someone has made an attempt to fix said blackboard.
Is that an apostrophe or a line pointing to the price?
Office Condo’s
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 26, 2007
Steve writes:
This sign has been posted down the street from me in Novato, California for well over a year. Every time I walk past it I want to bring some maroon paint and fix it. As an aside, I also see a trend in the use of initial capitals in ad copy such as this one. Save initial caps for titles, please!
…although one could at least make the argument that the signmaker was using the apostrophe to mark the omission of “minium”.
Food-related odds and ends
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 24, 2007
Here are some food-related submissions that I’ve been sitting on for a while:
Spotted in Salinas, CA:
(Thanks, Becky!)
Spotted at the Kansas State Fair:
(Thanks, Chandra!)
Seen via Google Adsense:
(Thanks, Tim!)
Finally, this bonus photo, which has absolutely nothing to do with apostrophe abuse:
(Thanks, Greg!)
All American’s Need Health Care
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on September 24, 2007







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