Fox 13 News (Salt Lake City)

Fox: Run by idiots.

Ron Artest

I think this moron's sweatshirt is supposed to say "Ballin'." But it is spelled "Ball'n," which would be pronounced "baln."

Two Jack's

An apostrophe can't be used to indicate a plural, even if ownership is involved. This sign should read "Two Jacks' Pizza," which would indicate a plural ownership.

Must Do's

With permission from the creator of this sign...

This is a very common mistake. But you should never use apostrophes to represent a plural.

Gas Pump

Wow. Just wow.
Pump is are not Taking Debit Card is Please fill up gas and pay in side with you are debit card OR use as credit at pump. Thank you. Sorry for inconvenius.

Double Fail

So are you saying that country boys roll by sending the message that they are incapable of using simple punctuation?

Common error

Wow! What is her problem? OH! I see it! She's mad because her mom is going to force the photo shop to use an apostrophe to indicate a plural. This little girl knows better.

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)!