http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-3819 J Mon, 03 Aug 2009 04:12:35 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-3819 Ensure/insure, accept/except, then/than... all common word-abuses. It drives me batty. Ensure/insure, accept/except, then/than… all common word-abuses. It drives me batty.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2953 Tom Biro Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2953 The story I tell regularly is "Horse's For Sale" - Ugh. The story I tell regularly is “Horse’s For Sale” – Ugh.

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2943 Jeff Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2943 The first sign should use "ensure" not "insure" The first sign should use “ensure” not “insure”

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2918 ukexpat Thu, 08 May 2008 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2918 Because people are stupid? Because people are stupid?

]]> http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2898 Ran Barton Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:33:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/04/partys-pulltaps-and-lots.html#comment-2898 Why does insure swamp out ensure so often, I wonder? Why does insure swamp out ensure so often, I wonder?

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