Apostrophe Abuse https://www.apostropheabuse.com Links and visuals illustrating an orthographic pet peeve. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:57:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Loser’s Sometimes Win https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2020/07/losers-sometimes-win-2.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2020/07/losers-sometimes-win-2.html#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2020 18:56:57 +0000 https://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5541

(Thanks, Lydia!)

]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2020/07/losers-sometimes-win-2.html/feed 0 Why I don’t belong to the Parent Teacher Association https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/why-i-dont-belong-to-the-parent-teacher-association.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/why-i-dont-belong-to-the-parent-teacher-association.html#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2019 18:16:04 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5501 Ugh. I understand they’re volunteers and appreciate everything they do. However, this note came home from my daughter’s school. Yikes!

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/why-i-dont-belong-to-the-parent-teacher-association.html/feed 0 Explains everything https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/explains-everything.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/explains-everything.html#respond Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:02:12 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5503 Continue reading →]]> Every single teacher in our small town must drive past this sign to get to work. I emailed the principal about it when I couldn’t take it any longer – she apologized AND LEFT IT UP for two more weeks! How can we expect anyone to learn the proper use of apostrophes when the school can’t get it right?

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2019/01/explains-everything.html/feed 0 Moving Violation https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/moving-violation.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/moving-violation.html#respond Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:34:47 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5499 Consistently inconsistent La Perla has another truck without the apostrophe. Seen in Oakland, California.

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/moving-violation.html/feed 0 Killer Burger didn’t have a killer copyeditor https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/killer-burger-didnt-have-a-killer-copyeditor.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/killer-burger-didnt-have-a-killer-copyeditor.html#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:01:53 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5473 Spotted at Killer Burger in Hillsboro, Oregon.

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/killer-burger-didnt-have-a-killer-copyeditor.html/feed 0 Del’s Size’s https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/dels-sizes.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/dels-sizes.html#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:00:39 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5481 Apparently there are multiple menu items belonging to Size and Sandwich at Del’s

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/dels-sizes.html/feed 0 Carved in stone https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/carved-in-stone.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/carved-in-stone.html#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:00:27 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5483 Seen carved on a sundial for sale at a local Garden Centre. Two opposite errors for the price of one!

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/carved-in-stone.html/feed 0 Federal offense https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/federal-offense.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/federal-offense.html#respond Fri, 14 Dec 2018 21:00:05 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5489 Our president does not understand how apostrophes work.

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/12/federal-offense.html/feed 0 Employee’s Only at Holiday Inn https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/02/employees-only-at-holiday-inn.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/02/employees-only-at-holiday-inn.html#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2018 08:55:53 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5491 This Employee’s Only sign was spotted next to the kitchen door at the Holiday Inn Express near the Denver International Airport on February 11, 2018.

https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/denver/dentr/hoteldetail

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]]> https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2018/02/employees-only-at-holiday-inn.html/feed 0 Ice Cream Man, 1973 https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2017/11/ice-cream-man-1973-2.html https://www.apostropheabuse.com/2017/11/ice-cream-man-1973-2.html#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 13:42:02 +0000 http://www.apostropheabuse.com/?p=5487 My sister and I always looked forward to a visit from the Ice Cream Man!

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