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Our Name’s are Lucy and Pedro

Posted on January 20, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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William writes:

I took this apostrophe photo at The Girls Strawberry U-pick in Boynton Beach, Florida, which also happened to have a fine lowercase L:
http://lowercasel.blogspot.com/2009/01/plantation-hesitation.html

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Fish Taco’s & Burger’s

Posted on January 19, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Spotted this at Anthony’s Homeport in Ballard:

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Banana’s Foster

Posted on January 19, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Seen at Coho Cafe in Issaquah, WA:

Also noted is the “Jack ‘N Cider”, which I suppose could be correct if they meant to convey “Jack [Daniels] [i]n Cider”… 🙂

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Souvenir’s Tee Shirts

Posted on January 19, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Lauren writes:

I was down on Freemont Street the other night with some friends of mine and noticed this sign… guess the souvenir is selling t-shirts and alcohol?

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…lot’s and lot’s of dirt

Posted on January 19, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Emily saw this

…kids’ t-shirt which reads “I eat dirt, lot’s and lot’s of dirt.” This kind of thing is child abuse.

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When the bank say’s "NO!"

Posted on January 19, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Vincent spotted this one in Corrimal, NSW, Australia:

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Debit Card’s at Taco Time

Posted on January 15, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Jim writes:

Saw this gem at the Taco Time in Yakima, WA… right across the street from the community college. Ouch!

Bonus points for horrid font use. The tacos at least were good.

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Athen’s Gyro House

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Toph writes:

I saw this in Upland, CA. Somehow, I doubt that a Mr. Athen owns this place. If he does, what a coincidence!

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Taco’s? Fajita’s? Enchilada’s?

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Jane writes:

My daughter and I saw this sign in the tortilla section of our local
Hy-Vee grocery store.

We wished that we could respond:
Grammar?
Knowledge?
Anyone?

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Where the fun begin’s

Posted on January 12, 2009 by ApostropheAbuse
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Marius spotted this abuse at Car Zone few days ago:

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