Shouldn't a school know how apostrophies work?

[greek_jester]

Calling an idiot a "maroon" comes from the Bugs Bunny cartoons. Bugs often called the idiots "maroons" instead if "morons." It has become a classic line.

Of course! Thank you. I'll blame the forgetfulness on the brain op

[BookstoreEscapee]

Correct it and send it back to the school. Put a big red "F" on the top corner.

There was a card on PostSecret (this past weekend, I think) from someone who said they did just that to their kid's teachers.

(Well, maybe not the "F" part, but it said they corrected them and sent them back.)

There is a guy at work whose emails drive me insane. I am often tempted to correct them and send them back (and they're almost never actually addressed to me, either; I'm just on several distribution lists so I see all the operations and customer service emails that go back and forth). Apostrophes and extra commas everywhere...

[EricKei]

My roomie recently made the mistake of had the foresight to have me edit an application letter he needed to submit. I have now forgotten what the original line was, but I actually wrote "see me after class" next to one of his sentences

He thought it was hilarious; after he read his original line, he wondered aloud about what the hell he was thinking when he wrote it >_>

[Ironclad Alibi]

He thought it was hilarious; after he read his original line, he wondered aloud about what the hell he was thinking when he wrote it >_>

A certain government employee (not me) didn't see the humor when his lack of proof reading skills let the following statement go out in an official letter:

It is unclear to the Examiner has no fucking clue as to what this means."

[ShinyGreenApple]

There's a sign posted in the breakroom at work that says "Please do not take magazine's from the rack and bring them in here without paying first. Thank you". Bugs me every time I walk past it.

[Andara Bledin]

It's also used in contractions, such as I've, he's, hadn't, etc., when two words are smashed together.

That's actually the same usage - to indicate that letter's have been dropped.

That's why the apostrophe is between the n and t in hadn't and not between the d and n.

And for those of you who don't experience enough cringe-inducing signs in your daily lives, I'll just leave THIS here. No need to thank me.

^-.-^

[Becks]

That's actually the same usage - to indicate that letter's have been dropped.

Emphasized by me.

Was that intentional?

[Andara Bledin]

Was that intentional?

>_<

No. I find myself pulling wayward apostrophes and commas out of my writing on a near-constant basis. Needless to say, they creep in even further when speaking of them, and I missed that one.

^-.-^

[EricKei]

Irony, Thy Name Is Apostrophe.

[Tisha]

Aarrgghhh!! Apostrophe catastrophes drive me insane. I see them everywhere in this little town in which I live. Why can't people understand that plurals are NOT formed with an apostrophe?

[aqutalion]

On a road trip once, I drove past a store called "<something> Auto Part's". It was once of those custom signs with lighted neon letters, attached to the wall of the building. So it went through the entire manufacturing process and no one thought to correct it?

[RecoveringKinkoid]

My all time favorite sign I ever saw was "Warning: Viscous Dog." It was printed, too. Too bad it wasn't plural, it would have been even funnier.

[dalesys]

My all time favorite sign I ever saw was "Warning: Viscous Dog." It was printed, too. Too bad it wasn't plural, it would have been even funnier.

You didn't see the dog's drool.

[Imogene]

"Warning: Viscous Dog."

Anyone else thinking of that little schnauzer thing from Tiny Toons that could pull its head nto its fur and pop it out the other end?

[Seshat]

For many years, my husband drove past a corner shop that offered "Fresh Cat Sandwiches".