Archive for March, 2008
Slightly damaged punctuation
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 26, 2008
Aron writes:
The following was seen on a bin of ‘slightly-damaged’ goods at a gallery in Kerikeri, New Zealand. What more appropriate place could there be for an inappropriate apostrophe?
Doe’s this make you feel safe’r?
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008
Erica writes:
The vault door of a local winery offended by its egregious apostrophes. A check of the website, however, shows the company doesn’t confine its abuse to plurals — or even to nouns.
What I don’t "wan’t" is that extra apostrophe
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 20, 2008
Tim writes:
I live in Ealing, one of the areas of west London. There’s a local shop that’ll be familiar to any city-dweller: they do dry-cleaning, shoe repair, key-making, engraving, etc. While my wife was inside picking up our dry-cleaning, I waited outside and spotted this sign they had advertising their services.
More School Abuse
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 19, 2008
These two restroom signs are courtesy of Shruti, who is depressed that they were displayed
at a local elementary school in Bear, Delaware. It’s just spawning future generations of serial apostrophe abusers.
Since each restroom is apparently only for one particular boy or girl, I wonder where the rest of the children go?
New’s Paper’s
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 18, 2008
Abuse at a Canadian Diner
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008
Erin writes:
I took a trip across Canada and found so many lost apostrophes strewn about in greasy diners. Here’s one…
Corn Beef Cabbage + Potato’s
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008
Fox in Sock’s
Posted by ApostropheAbuse in Uncategorized on March 6, 2008








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