Amanda sent in this gem:
This sign directs you to the “Ladie’s Room” on the Carnival Celebration ship.
Ladie’s room on Carnival Cruise Ship
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Author Archives: ApostropheAbuse
Two car ads, two apostrophe mistakes
John sends these two ads seen on the Fox News site:
(Thanks, John!)
Gordon win’s and English loses
Mindy B. writes:
I have had this shirt for about 6 or 7 years and it has made me insane since the day I bought it at California Speedway.
…batteries? …film?
Diane submitted this photo:
My kids and I drive to Colorado every summer to see family there. We never get tired of laughing at this sign at the Arizona border. We always wonder, “Bring your camera’s WHAT?”
Someone needs to check these checks
Alice writes:
I have to believe, for the sake of humanity, that the apostrophe placement on this check is simply a typo.
It makes my brain hurt to think otherwise.
Y’all use apostrophes correctly now, y’hear?
Laura sent in this photo (found here) with the comment,
Maybe it’s a failure of my humanity, but the second photo of this news story makes me absolutely twitch.
See also: Ya’ll vs. Y’all
Abuse for Writer’s
Kyle sends in this lovely example from the Oxford University Press Spring 2007 catalog:
Meanwhile, Peter submits this link, where Penguin can’t seem to decide if a book’s title needs an apostrophe or not.
A-pasta-rophe Abuse
Snapped this photo yesterday in Nevada City, CA at Miner Moe’s.
Thanks to Brian for both the photo and the title of this post.
Confuses me even if you add the apostrophe ;)
Carson sends in this photo:
While stopping at a restroom in southern New Mexico, near Socorro, we saw this abuse. We had a Sharpie and thought about fixing the sign.
Can anyone tell me what “Dogs’ Restrooms” would even be? A roll of plastic poo bags?
Or is this sign simply advertising a stop where dogs are present and restrooms are available?
Please dispose of apostrophes properly
Kate sent in this error that she spotted at Ultra Foods (http://www.ultra-foods.com/) in Lombard, Ill:
