Our Saviours Church (Apostrophe Neglect)


Corbyjane writes:

They get props for the British spelling (this is a church van at a youth event in Minnesota) but they lose them all over again for the unapostrophed possessive.

Perhaps this church celebrates these Saviours?

  1. #1 by David de la Fuente on February 24, 2009 - 5:03 am

    I don’t think that’s necessarily incorrect, it’s like saying All Saints Catholic Church or something — a descriptive rather than a possessive.

  2. #2 by David de la Fuente on February 24, 2009 - 5:05 am

    Though, now that I think about it, how many saviours do Christians have? Just one, all others are impostors. You’re correct.

  3. #3 by Anonymous on February 28, 2009 - 7:50 am

    The word “Saviour”, as it is written on the vehicle, is the British variant of the word. In American English it is written without the u, “Savior”.

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