Aaron spotted this sign at Target.
There is a similar sign for the “WOMEN’S/GIRLS” fitting room.
Guess they couldn’t figure out if the possessive form needed an apostrophe or not. I certainly don’t think Target is suggesting this is the room for men to check if boys fit.
#1 by Serge on September 29, 2009 - 8:21 pm
The idea of a "man's boy" (distinct, I suppose, from a "man's man") is rather disturbing.
#2 by The Monster on November 26, 2009 - 2:24 am
Clothing stores are notorious for having no apostrophes at all. I see signs for "MENS WEAR" or "WOMENS WEAR". I find myself saying "There is no such word as womens." (There is a word mens, but it is a legal term borrowed from Latin, as in mens rea.)
WV: "malth". 2 + 2 = 5?
#3 by Anonymous on February 17, 2010 - 11:30 am
Menswear is a word.