Comments on: Only Owner’s, Driver’s, or Passenger’s… http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.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 By: cleverocity http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-3215 cleverocity Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:40:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-3215 Since I took this picture they've taken down that sign and replaced it with a <a href="http://www.cleverocity.ca/images/library_parkade_fixed.JPG" rel="lightbox[1695]" REL="nofollow" rel="nofollow">corrected version</a>. <br/><br/>(And a parkade is just a parking garage. A Canadian parking garage.) Since I took this picture they’ve taken down that sign and replaced it with a corrected version.

(And a parkade is just a parking garage. A Canadian parking garage.)

]]> By: Franklin Pierce http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2992 Franklin Pierce Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:19:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2992 Take heart! "America" is not illiterate, but you are ignorant of geography. The city of Nanaimo -- sharing the name with those delicious bars -- is in British Columbia. No, not South America. Canada. Take heart! “America” is not illiterate, but you are ignorant of geography. The city of Nanaimo — sharing the name with those delicious bars — is in British Columbia. No, not South America. Canada.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2979 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:36:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2979 Should there be a hyphen in by-law? What the hell is a parkade? Like lemonade? Should there be a hyphen in by-law? What the hell is a parkade? Like lemonade?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2978 Anonymous Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:17:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2978 They also managed to leave out the serial comma. They also managed to leave out the serial comma.

]]> By: My name is... http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2975 My name is... Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:57:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2975 Public library? Holy shit. America really IS illerate. Public library? Holy shit. America really IS illerate.

]]> By: Karen again http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2964 Karen again Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:34:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2964 ...and vehicles and fines. …and vehicles and fines.

]]> By: Karen http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2963 Karen Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:33:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/06/only-owners-drivers-or-passengers.html#comment-2963 They're missing an apostrophe in persons, right ? They’re missing an apostrophe in persons, right ?

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