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  Apostrophe Catastrophe from Singapore

  5600 readersNicholina, whom I originally called David in this posting (sorry!), sent in this apostrophe catastrophe all the way from Singapore:Isn't that punishable by caning?Thanks to Nicholina for making me feel world famous. Check out her previous Apostrophe Catastrophes submission here.

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  Eternal Ridicule

  1459 readersI feel slightly guilty posting today's apostrophe catastrophe because it is a photo of someone's gravestone. But really, if you are going to carve something in stone, you should really proofread it first.The Bette Midler quote uses "your" instead of "y...

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  Rent-a-Catastrophe

  1244 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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  Oh, Canada

  1307 readersThis apostrophe catastrophe, submitted by Joe in Saskatoon, didn't make sense to me at first because I didn't know what Reser's meant. Apparently, Reser's is a brand of burritos, so that first apostrophe is OK, but not the one in the word burritos.Thanks, Joe!

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  Sundae’s, Sundae’s, Sundae’s!

  819 readersMy friend/former co-worker Fiona found this apostrophe catastrophe in Hampton Beach, NH:If you look closely, you can see the same sign reflected in the glass of the freezer. It's a lovely photo but a hideous apostrophe catastrophe.Thanks, Fiona!

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  Doug Larson

  2141 readers"If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur."

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  This Sh— Is Bananas

  964 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe/spelling disaster comes from the the Harrisburg, Penn., Artfest. The person who made this sign clearly doesn't listen to Gwen Stefani because he or she doesn't know how to spell bananas.Nanci, who submitted this apostrophe catastrophe, is clearly awesome. She writes that the ice cream stand "had just taken down a handmade sign

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  How to Prepare for the Rapture

  4598 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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  Going to the Washrooms to Vom

  1776 readersI usually stick to exclusive content, but I couldn't resist reposting this catastrophe that Megan sent me from her blog.Jackie, the reader who submitted this apostrophe catastrophe (and a backwards apostrophe at that!) to Megan, has her own blog, too! Oh this crazy blogosphere. Jackie writes, "I was going to use the WASHROOM'S,

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  All Polo Is

  1007 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!