Monday, December 27, 2010

270 Western Ave, Allston, MA


















The Breakfast Club is well worth the wait, and I'd say that unnecessary apostrophe is really the only regrettable thing about this delicious breakfast option.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Apostrophe Man




















Thanks for the link, Steve!

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Thrift Store, Oxford, AL


Improper apostrophes are only the beginning of what's wrong here.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Laundromat, Troy, NY


I'm starting to think that it was once acceptable to use quotation marks for emphasis. (Yet I seriously doubt it. Do you know?)

Troys New Market


It just doesn't make any sense without the apostrophe. If you're going to bother to spend the money and get a vinyl sign printed, couldn't you at least proofread it?

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Dear pop-up ad,


The internet is so riddled with grammatical errors that I rarely consider including anything from cyberspace on this blog.

However, this pop-up ad is in dire need of an apostrophe, and I doubt I've won any contest.

Saturday, January 16, 2010

CDTA, Troy, NY


This apostrophe is technically used correctly, if the store was owned by a guy named Sam Walmart. Unfortunately, his name was Sam Walton, and the name of his mart was Wal-Mart. Get it? Great. Stop making it possessive....or plural. Unless you are referring to a group of them.