I was in Santa Fe this weekend and spotted this sign:
Customer’s Only in Santa Fe
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Author Archives: ApostropheAbuse
Alien’s!
Stephani writes:
My boyfriend and I went to a special midnight showing of Aliens last week. We both spotted this right away, although I’ve shown it to others who couldn’t figure out why we thought it was so funny…which really just breaks my heart.
Penny is from Heaven… and she wants your spare change
Tiffany spotted these umbrellas at her local Wal-Mart:
I should mention that not only was [the error] on one sign, it was on a sign attached to an umbrella hanging above about 8 other registers. I think I offended the poor register girl when I told her the grammatical errors made me hurt.
Clima’x??
Maria submitted this sign for a club in Tampa, Florida:
…because apparently it’s better with a weird apostrophe somewhere in there, right? I mean, I hope so — I hear those cost extra.
IHOP and Best Buy in Charlottesville
Matt writes:
The first is from an IHOP in Charlottesville, Virginia.
The second is from a service cart at a Best Buy in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well. Note the equally interesting use of quotes around “please.”
Mural at Robert Frost Elementary School, Kirkland, Washington
A concerned parent sends in:
A nice example for the children to absorb at recess. Why not just fix it with some white paint? Have the teachers not realized that it is incorrect?
Discovery of Apostrophe Abuse
Jon pointed out that the Discovery HD Theater site has an errant apostrophe on the front page:
Looks like Discovery Communications needs a high-definition Web copywriter and proofreader to go along with its high-definition TV programming.
Camera’s at Pike Place Market
Seen at Pike Place Market.
A church not afraid to break the rules… of apostrophe usage
(Thanks, Mantooth!)
Burrito’s
Karen and her son sent in this scan for a burrito place in Memphis, TN:
Oddly enough, the website for this establishment doesn’t use the apostrophe.