Archive for the ‘Possessionism’ Category

Saw this one at Disney World in the “Swiss Family Treehouse.”
Photo by Mark Jaquith
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Color-by-number tiger girl is really freaking me out.
Photo by Kenn Nesbitt, via e-mail
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Unnecessary apostrophes such as these are so crude. They might as well say “FRESH SALAD>1″
Photo by Eric Ode, via e-mail
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- “PASTA’S” should be “PASTAS”
- “SALAD’S” should be “SALADS”
- “HOME MADE” is typically one word

Are they selling a hotel?
Photo by Ellena Kirk, via e-mail
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“SUITES” should be “SUITS” They’re probably talking about furniture, so that’s right!
- “MATTRESS’S” should be “MATTRESSES”

This sign could use some pier review.
Photo by Alan Jones, via e-mail
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- “VIOLATER’S” should be “VIOLATORS”
- “BAND” should be “BANNED”

My honor student fries can punctuate the pants off of your fries.
Photo by Noob Saibot, via e-mail
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- the second “fries” should be “fries’”

New rule: only fancy words get inappropriate apostrophes.
Photo by Marissa, via e-mail
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- “LATTE’S” and “MOCHA’S” don’t need an apostrophe

Silly sign. Beehives are communes! No individual bee possesses anything.
Photo by Wendy Bumgardner, via e-mail
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- “BEE’S” does not need an apostrophe in either case

“Hm, if only I had some way to easily look up the proper spelling of ‘laundry.’ Oh well.”
Photo by shelley courvetter, via e-mail
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- “Landry” should be “Laundry”
- “THANK’S” does not need an apostrophe

Of course he’s white… but you don’t say it!
Photo by Shayne Kaye, via Flickr
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- “WHITE” appears to describe the kid, rather than the shoe
- The correction on “KID’S,” adding the apostrophe, is good