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Retail Space’s Available

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Readers Like You
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I demand correction’s as well as apology’s to any individual’s who have to witness such blunder’s at regular interval’s.

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Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Replies

It’s no longer hers

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Readers Like You
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A quote from a student changed a contraction to a possessive. Apparently, the It has a dorm room and a private space.

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Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Replies

Somebody Snoozed on this One

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Readers Like You
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An ad for Breathe Right strips in the DC Metro.

Photo Sep 30, 9 25 44 AM.jpg (257 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertisement, Breathe Right strips, DC Metro, Zs | 7 Replies

Funs Required, Punctuation Isnt

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Found on a place mat advertisement at Waffle House of America in Michigan.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged advertisement | 3 Replies

Another from Microsoft

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Readers Like You
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A showpiece for Microsoft’s latest web browser and an errant apostrophe in the very first sentence…

beautyoftheweb.png (164 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Microsoft | 1 Reply

The most educated caterer’s in Austin!

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
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I was looking up caterers in Austin, and came across this sentence. It made me made me laugh.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged apostrophe, austin tx | 1 Reply

Errant Apostrophe from Microsoft…

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Just saw this one moments ago, and had to share it. There really is no excuse for something like this to appear on a Microsoft site. There are teams of people devoted to making sure that every aspect of a page is correct for stuff like this, so it’s amazing that it went live, and is just sitting there, unnoticed.

Errant Apostrophe from Microsoft.jpg (562 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Hotmail, Microsoft, Windows Live | Leave a reply

Gift Is Direct

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Gift’s Direct is a shop in Gloucester, England.

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Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged direct, england, gift, gifts, gloucester, shop, store | 1 Reply

Going Trail Ride And?

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Readers Like You
2

You can make this one into real words… if you want to sacrifice the meaning to get there.

Apostrophes.jpg.JPG (243 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged decal, horse, riding, sticker, trail, Truck, window | 2 Replies

Are you ready for some special’s?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Readers Like You
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Seen in Chicago:

special.jpg (137 KB)

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beer, food | 1 Reply

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