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oldboots
14-05-2014, 07:22
I know my fellow pendants, or those who prefer accuracy and clarity, like this kind of thing,

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/gallery/2014/may/13/bad-grammar-rogue-apostrophes-and-bizarre-spelling-in-pictures


(or spelling catastrophes)

Farway
14-05-2014, 13:57
Local car shop near me makes number plate's

Portsmouth Water Company had all their vans asking residents to "take the challange"

I did and challenged them, they donated £50 to local Age Concern and repainted the vans, or is that van's ;-)

aleandhearty
14-05-2014, 14:25
I know my fellow pendants, or those who prefer accuracy and clarity, like this kind of thing,

http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/gallery/2014/may/13/bad-grammar-rogue-apostrophes-and-bizarre-spelling-in-pictures


(or spelling catastrophes)

Not sure if it's tongue in cheek, or not? However, being pedantic, shouldn't that be pedants? :)

oldboots
14-05-2014, 14:49
Indeed it should and the title should read Apostrophe Catastrophes, hence my edit in brackets :o

trainman
15-05-2014, 12:49
Indeed it should and the title should read Apostrophe Catastrophes, hence my edit in brackets :o
Or apostrophe catastrophes.
Anyway, being a fellow p****t, i enjoyed and suffered in fairly equal measure...