Tags: Apostrophe Abuse
A day at the race’s
A day at the race's, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. I'm on a stag do in sunny Bournemouth but I couldn't let this one slide. Also note the random capitalisation throughout. This gem ...
Dr. Dobb’s cover story
Fwd: Dr. Dobb's magazine front page, originally uploaded by GrammarBlog. Thanks to Jacob for this picture of Dr Dobb's Journal. Apart from the whopping it's/its error in the main story ...
Grown Ups’
Live from Old York, it's Sunday night and this is the second blog post brought to you via the wonders of mobile technology. We are on the train back to Newcastle now, following an enthusiastic afternoon fuelled by local bitter, Sailor Jerry's rum and ginger beer. We were literally ...
Think before you ink
Indelible spelling and grammar errors always make me laugh. We've seen previous examples on headstones and plaques and this got me thinking. What's the worst possible situation for poor spelling and grammar?
Like the corners of my mind.
Thanks go to Gary Pettecrew for sending us this photo, taken in Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Cotswolds. ...
Caf’e Rio
I'm not sure what to make of this. Haven't the proprietors done their market research?Thanks to Andrew Green
London, bloody London
London is many things to me: it's a place I can visit to have my identity as a northerner emphatically reaffirmed; it's a place I associate with Wembley heartbreak; and now, it's my number one grammar tourism hotspot.During my visit of one week ago, I clapped ...
New’s Paper’s
This is just great. I'm not suggesting that this mail box should be targeted by local youths for firework and/or urine attacks; I'm just saying I couldn't condemn them for doing so. This photo was ...
Howay the lasse’s
Hen Night Apostrophe Catastrophe, originally uploaded by *Huw*. Following on ...
Egregious Signage
this, originally uploaded by *ade. Old GrammarBlog friend Ade ...
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