(Thanks, Eva!)

I can’t even call this an apostrophe error; it’s a word error — assistant’s for assistance. What’s almost more unbelievable is that whoever made this sign thought the apostrophe was the only punctuation needed.

(Thanks, Ezra!)

JR spotted this sign

…hanging on an door in my office building yesterday.

Eva sent both of these in. The second sign was posted in a discount store.

Why do they think cowboy needs an apostrophe to be plural and cowgirl doesn’t? WHY???

…according to this ad, anyway:

Thanks to Holly, who posted this on her own blog.

Rebekah writes:

It’s not even a plural/possessive conundrum. I have never seen an apostrophe used as an accent mark…

Clearly it’s just an abbreviation of the world-famous “Crellidame Bruledotante” flavored coffee.

Marisa spotted this sign in Laguna Beach, CA:

Ricki writes:

This was taken at Guadalajara mexican restaurant (which is delicious by the way) in The Woodlands, Texas.

So are we to imply that “only” belongs to the “area”?

Hmmm.

(photo credit to Jason Neverever)

Perhaps someone should add an extra word or six at the end of the sign:
“…Designated Smoking Area’s Only Ashtray”
“…Designated Smoking Area’s Only Full Service Fajita and Cigar Bar”

Chris forwarded this photo from Brice, who noted that

…there are two forms of abuse here… I actually took this picture up in Washington State, way out in the woods. It was kind of eerie, I swear I heard the “Dueling Banjos” song in the background.

I like the drawing in the lower left corner.

Tricia writes:

We saw this sign in Algonac, MI just before boarding a ferry to Canada. It was correct on the Canadian side. Hmmm.