Thursday, May 31, 2012

Pennsylvania Apostrophe Catastrophe

When my friend Jodi first sent me this ad that she found in a budget travel magazine, I was certain that it was a your/you're error.



But now I'm wondering if the editors actually meant "find you are happy." Thoughts?

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6 comments:

  1. Jodi Fisher KroopMay 31, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    I actually thought it was supposed be be "Find your 'Happy'" as in come back to where you went to college and find your "Happy Place".

    Sadly, this was a few years ago, before the unhappiness hit Happy Valley...

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  2. Joe in SaskatoonJune 1, 2012 at 6:36 AM

    Either way it's awful grammar.

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  3. JTFJune 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    Considering the content afterwards lends to the likeliness of intended past-tense, it could be "Find you WERE happy..."

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  4. Mr. David M. BeyerJune 2, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    I live in Pennsylvania. I am familiar with the writing expertise of the natives. It is most assuredly an apostrophe catastrophe.

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  5. AnonymousJune 4, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    Lesson to be learned here: "Ask Mr. Sandusky for final approval before placing ad."

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  6. TannerOctober 4, 2012 at 2:37 PM

    It may have been a grammar "save," since it's possible to say "find you are happy in Happy Valley," but we all know it's an unintentional save.

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