Wordsplosion!

Everyone should have their own Benedict.

Photo by Dylan O'Connell, via e-mail

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• “Egg’s” and “Pancake’s” do not need an apostrophe
• Latte and Scrambled don’t need a period
• “CHocoLate” should have consistent capitalization
• “Crossants” should be “Croissants”
• “SURVEILANCE” should be “SURVEILLANCE”

This one is really common. Of the signs I’ve surveyed, fewer than one in four has the correct apostrophe.

Photo by Mark Jaquith

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• “OWNERS EXPENSE” should be “OWNER’S EXPENSE”

My favorite part is the hidden algebra problem.

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• “ROUTE’S” does not require an apostrophe

I’ve come up with a word for the unfair segregation of the letter “s” with an apostrophe: apostropartheid. Who will be their Nelson Mandela?

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• “Condo’s” does not need an apostrophe

They even put the Wordsplosion logo behind their mistake! How thoughtful.

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• “KID’S Eat Free!” should be “KIDS Eat Free!”

Ah, Dolors, the SI unit of sadness. You must be this crying to adopt the puppy.

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• The word “dolor’s” does not need an apostrophe
• The word “dolor’s” should be “dollars”
• Also, it is redundant to say “dollars” after already providing the dollar sign ($)

I looked at that sign about six times before I realized it didn’t say “Pizza.”

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• “DELIVERY’S” should be “DELIVERIES”

I’m skeptical.

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• “IT’S” does not require an apostrophe

The worst one is “Headquarter’s” because “Headquarter” isn’t a noun. It only exists as “Headquarters.” What’s with those 5s? Has this sign been up since trees cost $2? I’d hate to have been tree shopping the day after they raised their price by 1150%.

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• None of the words on the billboard requires an apostrophe
• the 5s on the billboard appear to be from a different font (and the wrong size)

Point’s for consistency. Don’t miss the bonus semi-colon.

Photo by Tom Lowe via e-mail

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• After “PHONE” there should be a colon (:) not a semicolon (;)
• All the words that end in an “S” have an incorrect apostrophe (there should be no apostrophe anywhere on the van)