Comments on: Hey cowboy’s, we sell lady’s wallet http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.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: Patrick http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3283 Patrick Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:13:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3283 Maybe cowboys are more possessive than cowgirls. Maybe cowboys are more possessive than cowgirls.

]]> By: punkinsmom http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3273 punkinsmom Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3273 For all you know that house might be selling just one lady's wallet. It could be an accurate use of an apostrophe. Let's not assume. For all you know that house might be selling just one lady’s wallet. It could be an accurate use of an apostrophe. Let’s not assume.

]]> By: Eva http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3248 Eva Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:29:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3248 I just want to sit down with these people and please for them to tell me what logical steps they went through in writing these things. Though I guess I'm assuming too much about their thinking. <br/><br/>Thanks for posting these. :) I know of another thing--a billboard!--I need to send in a picture of, too. I just want to sit down with these people and please for them to tell me what logical steps they went through in writing these things. Though I guess I’m assuming too much about their thinking.

Thanks for posting these. :) I know of another thing–a billboard!–I need to send in a picture of, too.

]]> By: sitboaf http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3246 sitboaf Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:27:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3246 I stick to my theory that unnecessary apostrophes occur more often when the noun ends in a vowel. I stick to my theory that unnecessary apostrophes occur more often when the noun ends in a vowel.

]]> By: rhonda http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3243 rhonda Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:56:00 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/2008/11/hey-cowboys-we-sell-ladys-wallet.html#comment-3243 That lady might want her wallet back!! That lady might want her wallet back!!

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