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Rustik Hair Design’s

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
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I saw this at the county fair parade in Fredericksburg, TX. I was hoping that Rustik Hair Design owns the Full Service Salon, but I don’t think that’s the case.

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What Belongs to Martini Daily?

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
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I found this double abuse while staying at the Westin in downtown Atlanta. Perhaps the menu’s creator had sampled tee many martoonis before writing this? After finding the first error on the abbreviated martini menu, I had to check the bar’s full menu. Yep, there it was, glaring back at me in all of its apostrophe abusive glory!

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Menu’s

Posted on August 27, 2010 by ApostropheAbuse
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Linda snapped this photo at Gugliani’s, an Italian restaurant in Houston.

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About Floor’s

Posted on August 27, 2010 by ApostropheAbuse
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Erin in Port Orchard, WA writes: “What I want to know is this: Who is Floor and what is her inc?  Perhaps, I should enter the establishment and I will find my answers.”

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Saturday sure is needy.

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Looks like Saturday declared itself king through July. Some days just don’t know how to share.

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School Suck’s

Posted on August 27, 2010 by ApostropheAbuse
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Peter sent in this photo from the local primary school's playground:

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Wedding Sign Fail

Posted on August 27, 2010 by ApostropheAbuse
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From Anonymous: "This couple had a cutesy little rhyme for their honey wedding favors, but any folksy appeal it may have had is negated by those apostrophes. "

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I would like to hire Writer’s

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Why would I hire a writer who doesn’t even know how to use the apostrophe??

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Whose style?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Readers Like You
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You know — from that grand old city at the mouth of the Mi’s’si’s’sippi River? (Taken at Blue Bottle Coffee on Ritch Street in San Francisco.)

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The Donut’s Place

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Apparently one single donut resides here…

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