Jennifer writes:
Spotted on the side of a building in Nelson, WI. Honestly, I have no words.
Okay — I can completely understand that some people have a hard time with its/it’s — but Where/We’re? What?
Princesskessie sent in these two apostrophe errors:
The first is a four foot high sign advertising a local amusement park and their Friday night special; the second one is a restaurant not far from the park in a very busy tourist precinct, and the sign itself is over four feet in size, brightly lit and unmissable from quite some distance away.
Both items were seen in the seaside tourism precinct/marina of Dolphin Quay, Mandurah, 60km south of Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
From CBS 2 Chicago:
Error Caught On Pedestal For Ernie Banks Statue
Apostrophe Missing In Inscription, ‘Let’s Play Two’
CHICAGO (CBS) ― The Ernie Banks statue in front of Wrigley Field was a big hit when it was unveiled, but it turned into an error – a punctuation error, that is.The likeness of the 77-year-old Hall of Famer best known as “Mr. Cub” was unveiled to much fanfare on Monday.
But the “Let’s Play Two” inscription on the pedestal for the statute was missing the apostrophe before the “s.”
The sculptor, Lou Cella, took some gentle ribbing from radio jocks, reporters and columnists. But he says he is an artist, not a writer.
The error was fixed in short order. On Wednesday morning, crews came and etched an apostrophe into the inscription.
(Thanks, Vinnie!)
Catherine pointed out this your/you’re confusion as seen in a recent MSNBC article:
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