(Thanks, Dave!)
Vacu Vin changed it’s name
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Monthly Archives: March 2013
Wall’s on Wheel’s
Wall’s is correct, wheel’s clearly isn’t. And the art department managed to get it correct at the top of the page, but whoever put the rest of the page together must’ve thought they knew better.
Moth Ball’s Many Uses
Many uses for a single moth ball, perhaps?
AA: I think they’re charging $3.97 to tell you all the uses for that one moth ball.
Should be last thing on anyone's mind, but…
Yes, there’s an apostrophe in Nor’easter. No, there isn’t one in the word “storms”, unless that storm is possessing something!
Apostrophe Tattoos
Oops…
D for apostrophe abuse, F for consistency
I’m endlessly annoyed by “ski’s,” but really, really annoyed that this store only abused skis, not snowboards. I’d pay good money to relive the interaction between sign maker and store owner. Sign makers are grammar snobs, I’d wager, but also can’t be too harsh on their paying client’s [sic] views on words and aesthetics.
Just a tea's
“Tea” is usually sufficiently plural, of course, but owners wanted something more plural just to be clear. Like usage of “fishes” to indicate multiple species of fish, “teas” would have been fine.
The fork's ran off with the spoon's
Spotted in the United Club Lounge in the Minneapolis/St. Paul airport
Produce Managers Special
No apostrophe with the special price on this package of alfalfa and radish sprouts. Maybe they have a special, deep-seated loathing for apostrophes. Ingles was founded by Robert Ingle, so yeah, it’s one of those businesses as well.
This is the Ingles grocery in Waynesville, NC. I mentioned it to a manager-type person and got the expected blank stare in return (which is always good for a chuckle later on).
