Comments on: Honors Club Abuse http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:33:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2852 Anonymous Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:06:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2852 GPA stands for Grade Point Average. Why can't it have periods? GPA stands for Grade Point Average. Why can’t it have periods?

]]> By: mugs http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2814 mugs Fri, 22 Feb 2008 04:55:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2814 The school setting makes for an extra wince. I'm reminded of the high school I would pass on the way to work during the 2000 Census; the marquee sign reminded students to bring in their, and I quote, "Cencus forms." Wince wince wince. The school setting makes for an extra wince. I’m reminded of the high school I would pass on the way to work during the 2000 Census; the marquee sign reminded students to bring in their, and I quote, “Cencus forms.” Wince wince wince.

]]> By: hellocasey http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2813 hellocasey Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:11:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2813 @shoobe01 "RN220" is indeed a valid, correct thing to say. it's an abbreviation for "rodda north 220" but to a non-student, i can see the confusion this would cause. "or the space, i guess." priceless!<br/><br/>-casey @shoobe01 “RN220″ is indeed a valid, correct thing to say. it’s an abbreviation for “rodda north 220″ but to a non-student, i can see the confusion this would cause. “or the space, i guess.” priceless!

-casey

]]> By: KELLY SCHMICKLE http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2809 KELLY SCHMICKLE Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:49:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2809 Oh my god! I love this blog!<br/><br/>I am an English teacher, and I can't understand why people still use apostrophes wrong! <br/><br/>And, it bothers me to no end when I see errors on signs on campus. We are a university, after all! Ugh!<br/><br/>At the restaurant across the street from the winery where I work on weekends, their menu says:<br/><br/>"Sweet Pea's Chili - That means Sweet Pea's recipe. So no actual PEAS'S were harmed."<br/><br/>SERENITY NOW!!! Oh my god! I love this blog!

I am an English teacher, and I can’t understand why people still use apostrophes wrong!

And, it bothers me to no end when I see errors on signs on campus. We are a university, after all! Ugh!

At the restaurant across the street from the winery where I work on weekends, their menu says:

“Sweet Pea’s Chili – That means Sweet Pea’s recipe. So no actual PEAS’S were harmed.”

SERENITY NOW!!!

]]> By: shoobe01 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2807 shoobe01 Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/02/honors-club-abuse.html#comment-2807 I also have to ask, not knowing the location, is "RN220" a valid thing to say? Sorta looks like they mean "Room 220", abbreviated correctly to "Rm 220" but couldn't find the "M" stencil. Or the space, I guess. I also have to ask, not knowing the location, is “RN220″ a valid thing to say? Sorta looks like they mean “Room 220″, abbreviated correctly to “Rm 220″ but couldn’t find the “M” stencil. Or the space, I guess.

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