http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:45:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2559 Tool Girl Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:56:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2559 What's bothering me is the obvious question of why stoves and spas are being sold together in the same store in the first place. What a random pairing. What’s bothering me is the obvious question of why stoves and spas are being sold together in the same store in the first place. What a random pairing.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2516 Kathy Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2516 What I don't get is why they then didn't put an apostrophe in "stoves." Why one and not the other? What I don’t get is why they then didn’t put an apostrophe in “stoves.” Why one and not the other?

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2514 Anonymous Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2007/10/stoves-spas.html#comment-2514 I'm wondering why the sign manufacturer did not point out the error before fabricating the sign (other than to profit on the extra character). It would have saved the store both money and embarrassment. I’m wondering why the sign manufacturer did not point out the error before fabricating the sign (other than to profit on the extra character). It would have saved the store both money and embarrassment.

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