http://wordsplosion.com/breaking-news-coffee-shop-spells-espresso-correctly/ Showcasing the best of the worst of the wide world of words Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:19:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://wordsplosion.com/breaking-news-coffee-shop-spells-espresso-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Noob Saibot Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:12:35 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1087#comment-1152 ...and in Parisian terms, that would have been hot, as well. …and in Parisian terms, that would have been hot, as well.

]]> http://wordsplosion.com/breaking-news-coffee-shop-spells-espresso-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-1140 Tye Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:35:12 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1087#comment-1140 Consistency is the thing. I wish all the words had apostrophes. Smooth'ies would have been a hoot. Consistency is the thing. I wish all the words had apostrophes. Smooth’ies would have been a hoot.

]]> http://wordsplosion.com/breaking-news-coffee-shop-spells-espresso-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-1138 GuanoLad Thu, 29 Jan 2009 12:20:58 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1087#comment-1138 There are some words that, even when you are pluralising them correctly, just don't look right. For example, if you were talking about Dora the Explorer dolls, and you wrote "There are many Doras on the shelf" the word "Doras" looks weird. So if you wanted to "fix" it, an apostrophe is mighty tempting. There are some words that, even when you are pluralising them correctly, just don’t look right. For example, if you were talking about Dora the Explorer dolls, and you wrote “There are many Doras on the shelf” the word “Doras” looks weird. So if you wanted to “fix” it, an apostrophe is mighty tempting.

]]> http://wordsplosion.com/breaking-news-coffee-shop-spells-espresso-correctly/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Naked Bunny with a Whip Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:53:26 +0000 http://wordsplosion.com/?p=1087#comment-1137 Okay, that's just bizarre. Did the sign have multiple authors who were working independently or something? Okay, that’s just bizarre. Did the sign have multiple authors who were working independently or something?

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