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  Someone Will Be Atoning for This

  2848 readersJust in time for Yom Kippur, here's an apostrophe catastrophe from the Holy Land.Whoever messed up that ad should be racked with guilt. Sure, last year I ate a cheeseburger club on Yom Kippur and a lobster roll on Passover. And I'm 30 and not yet married to a doctor. But at least I use

• A Guide to Colloquial Contractions

  4281 readersLet’s talk about the dos and don’ts of contractions, ’k? (But first, this note: This punctuation mark is the same as the one used for apostrophes. However, if you use smart, or curly, quotes, your word processing program will probably incorrectly render an apostrophe not preceded by a letter — as in the last word in

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  Do You Recall This Egg Catastrophe?

  896 readersThis cartoon woman in the Fresh Pond (Cambridge) Trader Joe's should cross eggs off her shopping list. Or at least remove the offending apostrophe.Maybe one symptom of salmonella is the inability to use proper punctuation. I still love you, Trader Joe's.

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  Bad Punctuation Is A-Brewin’

  1334 readersMelissa E. spotted this apostrophe catastrophe in Morris, IL:She decided not to stop there because she decided that their bad punctuation was probably indicative of bad coffee.Aside from the bad punctuation, I think Brewed Awakening's is a bad name for a coffee shop in general because it's a pun on rude awakenings, and I don't

• 10 Websites and Blogs of Punctuation Protectors

  15948 readersIn honor of National Punctuation Day, commemorated on September 24 (you didn’t forget, did you?), here’s a directory of Web sites documenting, usually with photographs, egregious punctuation errors. First, by the way, note that the founder of National Punctuation Day, a freelance business-newsletter writer named Jeff Rubin, sponsors a Punctuation Paragraph Contest. The only rule is

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  The Unwan’ted Apostrophe

  1568 readersSometimes readers send me punctuation errors that seem familiar. But this one -- my first from Tasmania! -- manages to find a unique to screw up apostrophe placement:I think the headline should have a question mark at the end of it, and the text in whi...

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  Best Authors and Parents Ever

  1050 readersToday's apostrophe catastrophe comes to us from my parents, who are both authors and who are both awesome, so I'm taking an opportunity to shamelessly promote them.My mom writes, "We, Becky’s parents, were horrified (and delighted at the same time) to encounter an apostrophe catastrophe on this road sign on a rural road in Oregon.

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  The 5 Basic Elements of Good Logo Design

  2725 readersA logo is an intrinsic part of any business image. A well-designed logo does wonders for a company’s brand, and a bad one can do a lot of damage. Logos are a common area of graphic design. Many an art student’s first project is to design a simple logo for himself or herself or a fictional

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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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  Satanic Apostrophe Catastrophe

  1554 readersGlenn Danzig, I don't know a lot about religion, but isn't there only supposed to be one Satan?Clearly, the devil removed the apostrophe from this album cover. The wikipedia entry, and even the URL for the wikipedia entry, include the proper apostrophe...