Comments on Apostrophe Catastrophes: New Ways to Screw Up Punctuation

I think people are a bit shy about mentioning that...

2011-07-29T22:14:28.482-07:00

I think people are a bit shy about mentioning that Britain's immigrant population has exploded and immigrants these days don't assimilate like they used to and don't hesitate to corrupt the language of their adopted country. Heck, they often don't even learn the language. Angela Merkel and David Cameron, two of Europe's most powerful leaders, have both publicly stated that multiculturalism is not working. And there you have it!

Is it just me, or shouldn't that sign say "Sweets"...

2009-03-28T14:32:00.000-07:00

Is it just me, or shouldn't that sign say "Sweets"? I guess if it's a proper name the answer would be no.

You've seen it?? That's so funny!

2009-03-05T11:26:00.000-08:00

You've seen it?? That's so funny!

Oh, the chances! I become infuriated every time I ...

2009-03-05T11:04:00.000-08:00

Oh, the chances! I become infuriated every time I pass this shop on the bus...

"I've always thought that their use of the languag...

2009-03-05T06:58:00.000-08:00

"I've always thought that their use of the language was somewhat less corrupted than ours....."

Nope. There's ignorance and poor education all over the world, mate. ;)

In Brighton, no lie? I've always thought that the...

2009-03-02T10:50:00.000-08:00

In Brighton, no lie? I've always thought that their use of the language was somewhat less corrupted than ours.....Oh, well, another myth busted.

Well I'll be.

2009-02-28T19:02:00.000-08:00

Well I'll be.

Yes, believe it or not, that's the British spellin...

2009-02-28T10:13:00.000-08:00

Yes, believe it or not, that's the British spelling for license.

In the field of cutting edge punctuation errors, t...

2009-02-28T05:25:00.000-08:00

In the field of cutting edge punctuation errors, they are indeed new's agent.

Also: do the British really spell licence like that?

I always hoped that because England is the birth...

2009-02-27T22:25:00.000-08:00

I always hoped that because England is the birthplace or our language the Brits would have more respect for grammatical convention. Alas, apparently not.