Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy New Year's Eve (with an Apostrophe)!

Local newspapers and magazines are filled with ads for New Year's Eve events at bars and clubs. About half of them leave out the apostrophe. Here's an example of an incorrectly punctuated ad:


My attempt to rip it out of the paper was also a fail. Or maybe I was just angry about the bad punctuation. Here's an ad from the flip side of the same page:



When it comes to New Year's Eve, the possibilities are endless, but there's only one right way to punctuate this holiday.

See you next year!

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18 comments:

  1. AlisonDecember 31, 2008 at 2:58 PM

    um...I feel like I'm about to flunk a really easy spelling quiz, but...is there an apostrophe catastrophe on that second one? If so, I'm completely missing it. *cringes in preparation for ruler slap.*

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  2. BeckyDecember 31, 2008 at 4:34 PM

    You are right. The second one is error-free.

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  3. AlisonDecember 31, 2008 at 6:29 PM

    *phew* So, can i go out and play then??

    Happy New Year!

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  4. AnonymousDecember 31, 2008 at 8:16 PM

    Tickets in advanced?

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  5. BeckyDecember 31, 2008 at 8:18 PM

    Ooh, good call. I missed that part.

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  6. ZiaSunJanuary 1, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    I don't like "young-professional". I thought that was it.

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  7. BeckyJanuary 1, 2009 at 10:58 PM

    I think the dash works there because it's a compound adjective.

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    Ah, thank you. I learned something.
    word verification: barksomp.

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  9. Sagacious TDecember 31, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    Shouldn't it technically be New Years' Day...as in possession of the day belongs to the new year? I was actually looking up how to write New Years' Resolution...it looks wrong, but is that not grammatically correct?

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  10. Sagacious TDecember 31, 2009 at 11:11 PM

    Never mind...That's for things that end in s...which this should't. That would make it New Years's...ugg

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    Shouldn't there also be an apostrophe in Christams' Eve?

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