Wednesday, April 22, 2009

An Entire Week Dedicated to One Person

McCormick & Schmick's seem to think that this week is dedicated to just one administrative professional.


According to the International Association of Administrative Professionals, Administrative Professionals Week should be written without an apostrophe. It's also wrong to refer to one person as "they."

Thanks to Nancy for forwarding me this gramatically incorrect promotional e-mail.

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5 comments:

  1. marApril 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM

    huh, i thought it was possessive.
    administrative professionals' week.
    oops!

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  2. BeckyApril 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM

    I think it's better without the apostrophe, actually. That implies that the week is for assistants rather than giving them ownership of the week.

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  3. MaggieApril 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    i cant beleive you find this comment worthy...great blog...i guess...

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  4. MerryMay 8, 2009 at 2:29 PM

    I don't see what's wrong with this sign. It's basically the same as Mother's Day. Obviously it's not a day just for one mother.

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  5. AnonymousJuly 29, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    They never corrected the error.
    http://www.mccormickandschmicks.com/admin-of-the-year.aspx

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