Christmas Fail

I've been seeing this one pop up lately, and it's really inexcusable.

Yes, the word 'Twas needs an apostrophe. But it needs it BEFORE the "t," as it replaces the "i" in "it." If the word were T'was, as it is written here on Amazon, then the full words would be Ti was rather than It was. It's really not that hard.

The best part about this one is the fact that it is wrong on the website, but right next to it, it is written correctly on the book cover.

Charles in Charge of our wins and our fails!

In this case, it is the fails we'll be looking at. Here is the back of the DVD box set of Season 2 of "Charles in Charge," courtesy of my good friend, Scott.


Let's go in for a closer look.

Ah, a classic fail. Here you can see that the family names of "Pembroke" and "Powell" have been pluralized incorrectly. You would think that someone at NBC Universal, TV Guide, or Arts Alliance America would know how to use correct grammar. You would be wrong.

Seriously, folks, say it with me: "We will never use an apostrophe to indicate a plural."

Double Fail.

Silly girl. Apostrophes are for contractions and ownership (and never for plurals)!

From the idiots what brung you Max Hall and Austin Collie...

Yes, we can see that BYU fans ARE more intelligent than the rest of us, as they so often try to tell us. For instance, this BYU fan doesn't know how to use simple grammar.

I need to get my "glass's" checked.

This poor woman will forever be remembered for not teaching her children how to use simple punctuation.


Wow. Just, wow.


I have nothing to say.

Please, just stop!

Seriously! Don't use apostrophes for plurals! I've had enough!!!!!!!!!

Fails found on blogs

Here are some links to some apostrophails. These are people's blogs, and the fails can be found in the names of the blogs.

http://www.girlydohairstyles.com/

http://ethillfamily.blogspot.com/

http://jackienkassiesdos.blogspot.com/

Hopefully it wasn't a teacher of those students who made this sign.


Don't hire these guys to make your sign.


I never thought I'd see the word "Ladies'" spelled this way again.


DVD's

Multiple Fail

I have more to upload, but blogger isn't working quite right.

A few new ones

Steve owns "the best."


Resume is by Valerie


Nothing get is by Greta. Ironic.

Security Check

When Jeff went to link to the previous post, this was his security check. We're not positive that this is a fail, but chances are, the creator of it intended it to be referring to multiple f-14s.

Huh?

Photo contributed by Jeff.
Okay. Do you notice the space before the N? That means that this is not a contraction of "Pigging."

Maybe they meant "Pig 'N Pancake," and they serve Pork and Pancakes. Even if that were the case, this would still be a problem, as then it should read "Pig 'n' Pancake."

Of course, it doesn't say either of these, so who knows what they are trying to say. What could they be shortening to "Pig'?"

Your vs. You're

Okay, kids, pay attention, because the adults don't seem to get it.

Your=ownership. In this case, the out belongs to you.

You're=you are. As in "You're out," which is what this idiot surely meant to say.

Many fails...

Way's, in addition to many other problems.


Taxi's


Guppy is to Puppy is.


Sign's

Blog Name Fail

Yeah, that's the full name of the blog. The Firefighters don't seem to own anything. Maybe they mean "The Firefighter Is," which would make an interesting name for a blog.

Plurals found on Google

Wow! Double fail!


Look at this one. They start off okay, and then suddenly forget our little rule.


These guys are advertising stupidity.


I'm not saying anything.


Maybe they meant "No food, drink, or sweet is to be taken into the toilets." I doubt it, but one can always hope.


Again, maybe they meant "No BBQ is permitted."

I think all of the people who wrote these need to hear our little rule. Everyone! "We will never use an apostrophe to indicate a plural."

From another friend

Another friend of mine posted this. Say it with me, everybody. "We will never use an apostrophe to indicate a plural." Yes, this should say classes.

From a friend...

Hey, my friend, I hope you don't mind too much, but I'm putting your post on here. It's all in good fun. :)
Blazer's should say Blazers, and your should say you're.

Car Wash

Let's all say this together: "We will never use an apostrophe to indicate a plural."

Signs on Houses

I haven't gotten any pictures, for fear of being chased off with a shotgun, but I love signs on houses that indicate who lives there. They almost ALWAYS use an apostrophe when it isn't necessary.

How many signs on houses have you seen that say:

The Smith's?
The Johnson's?
The Peterson's?

Yeah, unless the house belongs to a guy called "The Smith," this is wrong. It should either say The Smiths, indicating simply who lives there, or The Smiths' (or The Smiths's) indicating that the Smiths (plural) own the house.

From a dating site...

One of the best things about joining a dating site is finding all of the people I could never date because of their poor grammar. Here, let's just focus on that silly apostrophe.

Another old favorite

I couldn't find a video, but there was this ad for LA Boxing, which began with these words on your screen: "At your old boxing gym's..."

Nice.

I didn't even know that Monday had children!

Monday has kids! Who knew? You know, I wonder if they meant to say that on Mondays, kids eat free. Hm...

Hand Tied

I think this speaks for itself.

Condo's

Condo is for rent? Condo owns something called "For Rent?" I don't think so.

Fo' Shizzle

The Frizzles were throwing a party. Here is the invitation.

Not a fail, you say? Wrong. If the party is at their house, it should read "Summer Celebration Party at The Frizzles's" or "...at the Frizzles'."

Look it up. Unless the host is called "The Frizzle," this is wrong.

Also, are the words "celebration" and "party" both necessary?

Coffee Pod

Seen at a local Coffee Shop. (The Pecan Chicken Salad is delicious.)

It begins

People don't know how to use apostrophes. I'm here to show the worst examples that I can find of this. Here are a few signs I've read that inspired this.

"Ladie's Day"

"To all employee's..."

"80's Night"

I know what you're thinking. "80's night is correct!" No, it isn't. In that word, the part being abbreviated is the "19," and the decade does not own anything. Therefore, it should read "'80s Night."