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  Tuesday Is and Thursday Is

  854 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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  At Least the Food Was Good

  1865 readersThis sign that I found in the bathroom at Gargoyles restaurant in Davis Square features just about every type of punctuation problem known to man.We've got comma splices, unnecessary quotation marks, missing periods, random capitalization, and, of course, apostrophe catastrophes. My favorite part is where they put two apostrophes in Boston's'. What the hell?But the

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  And I Quote… – Some Thoughts on the Use of Quotation Marks

  1407 readersWe all have our pet peeves when it comes to writing, and I think that some of you will agree that the prevalent habit of misusing – or overusing – quotations marks is of those things.  To be honest, this does not bother me as much as interchanging your and you’re.  However, the discovery of

• Quotation Marks and Apostrophe S

  1358 readersSometimes rephrasing is necessary to avoid punctuation complications with quotation marks. Original Post: Quotation Marks and Apostrophe S Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

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  MLK Banner’s

  1114 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

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  Rescue Those Floating Quotation Marks this “Summer”

  2529 readersMemorial Day marked the unofficial start of summer. (The summer solstice begins June 21 this year.) Beach season is upon us. Coconut-scented sunscreen, captivating chick-lit books, Coronas, bikinis, and — for the parents who are reading this — swim diapers and those cute little floaties we use to keep our toddlers save when they swim

• How to Punctuate Quotations

  1822 readersQuotation marks are signposts indicating that spoken or written words are being expressed. They have other purposes, too, but this post confines itself to this role. Original Post: How to Punctuate Quotations Your eBook: Click here to download the Basic English Grammar ebook.

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  Quotations and Punctuation: A Tale of Cultural Differences

  2333 readersGrammar is confusing enough for those of us in English-speaking countries, with multiple style guides, conventions that have fallen out of fashion, and rules people simply forget. If all that’s not enough, Americans also follow different rules than our English-speaking neighbors to the North. I’m not talking about the random letter U Canadians like to [...] Related

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  No Apostrophes in My Beer!

  1354 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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  Catastrophic Toys

  1290 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