stenicplus | 13 Jan 2012 4:44 a.m. PST |
It's the end of the world as we know
but love the irony that purveyors of the written word make such a decision. link |
streetline | 13 Jan 2012 4:49 a.m. PST |
Give it five years and it will be iWaterstones
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Patrick R | 13 Jan 2012 6:01 a.m. PST |
Mac Donalds has an Apsodstrophe ? |
PzGeneral | 13 Jan 2012 6:52 a.m. PST |
But chairman of the Apostrophe Society John Richards Both first name John. Maybe one last name is an alias
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John the OFM | 13 Jan 2012 7:05 a.m. PST |
Drop the apo'strophe's all you want. It''s when you throw it in 'simply to 'say that an '"s" i's coming up that annoy's me. My main complaint i's the people who u'se an 's to 'show plural's. Ignorant. |
Connard Sage | 13 Jan 2012 12:54 p.m. PST |
John, you cant be s'eriou's. Your ju'st saying that to be provocative and controver'sial. Sic, sic and siccer |
Arteis | 14 Jan 2012 2:53 p.m. PST |
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John the OFM | 14 Jan 2012 9:44 p.m. PST |
That is one of the most important websites I have ever seen. |
Connard Sage | 15 Jan 2012 3:55 a.m. PST |
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Arteis | 15 Jan 2012 10:20 p.m. PST |
Wholly schmolley, that's awful! Not only abused apostrophes, but overuse of capitals (except for a couple of words), misplaced fullstops, poor spelling, wrong you're/your
But it sure is noticeable, so maybe done on purpose? |
Lou from BSM | 17 Jan 2012 8:47 a.m. PST |
@CS Where did you find that sign? I teach writing while my wife teaches reading, so we share our findings on a regular basis. She would enjoy this as much as I have. |
Last Hussar | 18 Jan 2012 4:10 p.m. PST |
I teach writing while my wife teaches reading Sounds like a cunning plan to make students pay twice as much. |
Scott Kursk | 18 Jan 2012 8:15 p.m. PST |
I've taught math, science, and Texas history and in each and every class kids complained about having to read. Signs like this one are the reason why everyone had to read and write in all of my classes. |