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  A Princely Catastrophe

  1644 readersWell, the good thing about this apostrophe catastrophe, spotted at Babies R Us, is that one-year-olds tend to rip hats off their heads rather quickly. It could be put to better use as a spit rag.This type of apostrophe catastrophe is certainly a 1'st [sic]. Thanks to Melinda for sending it in!

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  How to Prepare for the Rapture

  4981 readersWith the end of the world happening tomorrow, this may be the last apostrophe catastrophe I will ever post. It's a Friday and there's really nothing we can do about the impending apocalypse, so today's catastrophe will involve alcohol. Obviously.Besides the obvious apostrophe catastrophe in margarita's, every day should be two words. This restaurant's website

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  Reusable Bag Catastrophe

  2353 readersThe QFC grocery store in Port Hadlock, Washington, is trying to encourage green living, but this sign is polluting the environment with an apostrophe catastrophe.Besides the errant apostrophe in its, this sign should also have a period at the end of the sentence. And reusable bag is not a proper noun, so what's with the

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  Pant Is Shortened

  6752 readersBob spotted this giant apostrophe catastrophe in Framingham, MA.$7 is a pretty good deal for hemming. Or maybe the price is just for one leg.Thanks, Bob!

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  Catastrophe at Beer Island

  1470 readersAmy found a double apostrophe catastrophe at a Coney Island liquor store called Beer Island. What a cool name for a liquor store, right? Too bad about the punctuation errors. On the left, we have it's rather than its, and on the right, today's is missing an apostrophe. "Maybe the apostrophe jumped from one sign

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  Would You Trust These People with a Needle?

  3727 readersMeg spotted this apostrophe catastrophe on the sign of a tattoo parlor in Torrington, Connecticut.It's scary to think about what mistakes they might make on your body. And what is the weird symbol above the apostrophe?Thanks, Meg!

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  Vote for Apostrophe Catastrophes!

  5585 readersGrammar.net is having a contest for the best grammar blog. Vote for Apostrophe Catastrophes using this link and I will be eternally grateful.In other news, Russ sent me this apostrophe catastrophe that he spotted on Animal Planet:If the apostrophe in Paw's just moved before the "n," everything would be fine.Thanks, Russ!

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  Rent-a-Catastrophe

  1791 readersDriving to work one morning, I spotted an apostrophe catastrophe much like the one in this photo:I was on the phone with my mother at the time, and I gasped. I would have hung up on her to snap a photo of the catastrophe (sorry, Mom!), but the truck turned, and I was devastated to

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  False Advertising

  1180 readersThe rabbit on this t-shirt catastrophe, spotted by Romy in South Dakota, isn't even cute!Nor is the backwards apostrophe or the entirely absent apostrophe in let's.Thanks, Romy!

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  I Wanna Know What Jeep Is

  3424 readersJoe in Saskatoon spotted this apostrophe catastrophe on display at a truck stop.Thanks, Joe!