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  No Apostrophes in My Beer!

  460 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe comes to us from Glasgow.One could argue that combo's and promo's are not true catastrophes because they could be shortened versions of combinations and promotions, but pizza's gives it away. I don't think this sign maker had a clue.Thanks to Marie for posting this to the Apostrophe Catastrophes facebook group.

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  All Polo Is

  469 readersSmoochiefrog sent me an e-mail with three apostrophe catastrophes, including this one from the Inner Harbor Mall:Change "all" to "each" and you could make an argument that this is a contraction and not an apostrophe catastrophe, but I'm not giving this store the benefit of the doubt.Thanks, SF!

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  Some Mistakes Were Built to Last

  372 readersEmily sent me this photo of her friend Kat's permanent apostrophe catastrophe:Oh, tattoo catastrophes are my favorite! My mom and I are both 5'2", so I can relate to the sentiment, but I think Kat ought to get an apostrophe added to her arm to properly honor her mother. Thanks, Emily (and Kat)!

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  One Magazine Cover, Two Catastrophes

  439 readersHanuman, who enriched our lives with the photo of Club Yesterday's, recently found two apostrophe catastrophes on the cover of a supermarket-checkout magazine.Idea's and style's?! Oh boy!Thanks, Hanuman!

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  The Blanket with Sleeves! And an Apostrophe Catastrophe

  237 readersI think it's safe to assume that the Snuggie's in this sign is an apostrophe catastrophe and not a contraction for Snuggie is.Thanks to Keegan for sending in this photo.Do any Apostrophe Catastrophes readers actually own a Snuggie? I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought about buying one until last weekend when a friend's mother

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  Grande Catastrophecinno

  398 readersWalking home from a Celtics game a few weeks ago, I happened upon this apostrophe catastrophe at a Starbucks near Mass General Hospital:I usually stay away from posting hand-written apostrophe catastrophes because anyone can make a hand-written sign, but this is Starbucks so it's all corporate and stuff. And what is the deal with that

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  A Grammatically Correct Presidents’ Day Ad? That Was Easy!

  586 readersI was impressed by an ad from Staples recently. The email campaign offered a “sneak peek” at Presidents’ Day deals. Way to go, Staples. I was so impressed by the company’s use of “s’” and the correct spelling of “peek” that I will ignore the random and inconsistent use of capital letters in the words “Weekly

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  Catastrophic Toys

  223 readersJessica found the following double apostrophe catastrophe at Trombetta's Farm in Marlborough, MA. "It's a cute little place, so I feel a twinge of guilt poking fun at it," Jessica writes. "But not that much guilt. I mean, come on, TWO apostrophe catastrophes in one sign?"I think the mockery is justified. If you're going to

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  Tuesday Is and Thursday Is

  435 readersMy friend Tiff, a frequent contributor to Apostrophe Catastrophes, spotted these terrible signs in LA:Three apostrophe catastrophes in one photo! And you may not be able to read the small print at the bottom of the Thursday's [sic] sign, but we've also got some unnecessary quotation marks. An early "bird" special? Thanks, Tiff!

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  MLK Banner’s

  532 readersAn Apostrophe Catastrophes reader named Mike sent me an e-mail with five catastrophic photos (or photo's, as the case may be). One of the more bizarre ones is from a sign shop in Pensacola, Florida.Are MLK banners even a thing? How about some George Washington banner's [sic] for later this month?And speaking of birthdays, today