This sign is in front of a souvenir shop in St. Michaels, MD. No, “St. Michaels” does not have an apostrophe. There is actually a sign with the same message about 15′ from this one which is correct.
(Thanks, Michael!)
Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve.
This sign is in front of a souvenir shop in St. Michaels, MD. No, “St. Michaels” does not have an apostrophe. There is actually a sign with the same message about 15′ from this one which is correct.
(Thanks, Michael!)
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– July 30, 2012
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Ouch.
The counterpart is also prevalent: “it’s” used in a possessive context.