Katie submitted this photo she snapped in Philadelphia:
Maybe it’s Polaris Nailguns & Spa and they’re properly using the apostrophe to show omission. Or perhaps Polaris saw that Java’s Brewin’ had two apostrophes and wanted to fit in.
KaySquirrel writes:
Spotted this bit of apostrophe abuse during our recent trip down to York, UK.
That’s my husband’s shoulder you can see on the right, there. I asked him to pose while I pretended to take his picture. I didn’t want the folks running the ice cream stand to suspect that I was snagging a pic of their sign so that I could then go and make fun of it on the intertubes. 😉
Of course, the sign could be correct if that was Mrs. Scoop behind the counter. But then, why would the other signs just read “Scoops”?
From the Silverwood Theme Park website…
(Twice on the same page, just in case you missed it the first time…)
(Thanks, Catherine!)
Wesley spotted this sign in front of an assisted-living facility in Kent, Washington:
Greg writes:
I drive by this sign all the time and finally got a photo of it. In addition to the obvious one, it also has another bonus apostrophe error in ‘N!
Diane writes:
On holiday in Devon, UK recently, I spotted these examples in one town.
The Ferry Inn sign is especially interesting, containing not only apostrophe abuse, but also punctuation errors and misuse of capital letters. I was most surprised at the correct use of ‘its’ near the end.
A case of apostrophe neglect, sent in by Rachel…
Thought you should all be appalled by the poor grammar used by this exclusive English ceramics company. We’ve previously noticed worse offences by them (Butter Finger’s was one!) but they seem to have had some input from a grammarian – these obviously slipped through the net… To be the proud owner of these four clangers you’d have to fork out a grand total of £74!
Domino Cat writes:
This one was found in a booklet for Avenir Bike Accessories (part of Raleigh UK). Interestingly, there is no other apostrophe abuse anywhere else.
Kate writes:
Another day, another abused apostrophe. It’s getting so commonplace that I normally wouldn’t think to photograph it and submit it, but this one has some witty graffiti that I thought was worthy.
It is a sign from Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Catherine submitted this photo
…as seen in the window of one of Ireland’s biggest department stores. Bonus points for inconsistency!
