Another instance of “tattoo’s”, this time from Kirstin:
I found this one at a party at the University of NSW in Sydney. I’m not sure which is worse: the sign, or the fact that I was the only one who noticed.
Sarah writes:
I noticed this when I was finishing off the last of the grapefruit juice: “It’s bold, delicious taste is a perfect source of natural energy.”
Chris pointed out this two-for-one example from The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, originally submitted by Rachel:
Kelly writes:
This morning, an insert advertising “Community Hero’s Day” assaulted my sensibilities. While recognizing community herOES is a noble cause, the only way this insert could be grammatically correct is if the company plans to recognize only one community hero. That doesn’t seem to be the case, given the rest of the ad copy.
We can thank the Arizona Republic for including this little gem of apostrophe abuse.
Actually, with the text “every community has a hero”, maybe they ARE only planning to recognize one. 🙂
Matthew snapped this photo at his apartment building: