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I love both of those sites! Apostrophe Abuse is the perfect name for such atrocities.
Apostrophe Abuse is a great name. I'd also add Asterisk Abuse to the list if I may.
It's irritating to have an "orphan" asterisk on a page without a notation at the bottom. Often asterisks seem to be used for emphasis and searching the page for additional notes turns out to be waste of time.
(BTW, it's also irritating to have people say asterick !)
That being said, I'm sure I've handed out some irritants of my own making in my time, and still have some left over.
I have collected several engagement and wedding announcements from our local newspaper that have something strange/unusual/just plain weird about them. One of them, in which the bride and groom "pledged to do whatever it takes to keep them together for a long period of time", described the bride's dress as "white silk with white lace and sequences". Couldn't you just die!?
I know this thread is mostly for printed errors, but one of the funniest moments I've ever heard on the radio was when a female caller, talking about politicians, said, "And the hippopocrisy..." The host, without missing a beat, said, "And the rhinocery!" That went completely over her head, and she just kept talking!
I went to Whole Foods yesterday, and in their vitamin/herbal section, they have a sign--not a hand-lettered sign, but an apparently expensive manufactured sign hanging from the ceiling that says they offer, among other things, "Expert Advise". I wanted to tell somebody, but it was very busy in there. Does no one care anymore????
I know this thread is mostly for printed errors, but one of the funniest moments I've ever heard on the radio was when a female caller, talking about politicians, said, "And the hippopocrisy..." The host, without missing a beat, said, "And the rhinocery!" That went completely over her head, and she just kept talking!
That's Grrrrrrrreat! (as Tony the Tigger would say)
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