Someone needs to check these checks

Alice writes:

I have to believe, for the sake of humanity, that the apostrophe placement on this check is simply a typo.

It makes my brain hurt to think otherwise.

Y'all use apostrophes correctly now, y'hear?

Laura sent in this photo (found here) with the comment,

Maybe it's a failure of my humanity, but the second photo of this news story makes me absolutely twitch.

See also: Ya'll vs. Y'all

Abuse for Writer's

Kyle sends in this lovely example from the Oxford University Press Spring 2007 catalog:


Meanwhile, Peter submits this link, where Penguin can't seem to decide if a book's title needs an apostrophe or not.

A-pasta-rophe Abuse

Snapped this photo yesterday in Nevada City, CA at Miner Moe's.

Thanks to Brian for both the photo and the title of this post.

Confuses me even if you add the apostrophe ;)

Carson sends in this photo:

While stopping at a restroom in southern New Mexico, near Socorro, we saw this abuse. We had a Sharpie and thought about fixing the sign.

Can anyone tell me what "Dogs' Restrooms" would even be? A roll of plastic poo bags?
Or is this sign simply advertising a stop where dogs are present and restrooms are available?

Please dispose of apostrophes properly

Kate sent in this error that she spotted at Ultra Foods (http://www.ultra-foods.com/) in Lombard, Ill:

No RV'S

Flossie sends in...

The really sad thing about this sign is that it's at the entrance of the parking lot for my university's main library and English department building--so you know a lot of librarians and English professors are slowly going nuts from having to see this every day.

Tomatillo's at the Market

I saw this sign while picking up stuff for dinner at the Pike Place Market:

Restaurant full of bean's

Katie writes in about her adventure in capturing a rogue apostrophe:

The waitress ... erased the apostrophe as I ran back to my table for my camera. The hostess made her put it back so I could take the picture.

On the hunt for apostrophes at the zoo

Dixie writes:

On a visit home, I noticed this on the sign at the local zoo, and it made me smile. :)

Turn Off's: Apostrophe Errors

Sara sends in this abuse from Match.com's "Customize Your Search" page: