An almost full house of apostrophaic abuse. Apart from “Heights”. And maybe “owner’s”. Or should that be “owners’ “. Oh dear, my bird brain hurts so much …
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Doe’s
On a circuit breaker: “Doe’s not kill control voltages”.
Caps and random apostrophes
A random selection of apostrophes on an Ecozone product. Who decided that Pans, Taps and Showers need apostrophes but not tiles or kettles. And what’s with the capitals?
A New one on me!
This a Franglais example of Apostrophe Abuse.
A’La Carte . . . .
A box in which to keep her grocers?
Seen in Alnwick, NE England. My wife (who is of a more charitable disposition) suggested either a) they were selling a box belonging to Clementine in which she kept her grocers or b) the apostrophe had simply fallen off the top line.
Does the Sign Maker Read the Package (or Box)?
I love World Market and their Dark Chocolate Almond Laceys, but got a chuckle recently when I saw this sign.
Pickup’s and Delivery’s
I bought a large item at the local Kmart and had to collect it from the loading bay. That’s where I saw this sign.
And why is it necessary to capitalize so many words?
Shouldn’t this be in the Spice’s, Supply’s, and Flour’s aisle?
You’d think that with all the money Whole Foods makes by gouging their customers, they could afford to hire a proofreader before having these signs made. This was taken in Miami at the Coral Gables location.
Target gets it horribly wrong.
Seen in a Target store in Melbourne, Australia. The abuse has probably been carried through to all the stores, judging by the nature of the sign.
Drivers Wanted
Bumper sticker seen in New Jersey.
