Tha’ts Not Right!
Posted November 29th, 2004 @ 06:38pm by Erik J. Barzeski
Today, Carey and I saw a sign in the mall that had "Slipper Pillows" in big bold type. One of those little shops set up in the "hallways" of malls, a small vendor. They were selling slippers that were very well padded. Beneath "Slipper Pillows," the sign said this:
I'ts like pillows for your feet
Okay, not only is the plurality wrong ("They're like pillows" or "It's like a pillow"), but the fucking apostrophe was after the "I" and before the "t"!!!
The vendor should be glad they weren't selling bludgeoning devices or I'd have been tempted to use them on the person who created the sign. Right there, six-inch letters. "I'ts"
Grammar has reached an all-time low.
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Posted 29 Nov 2004 at 10:58pm #
It's called a kiosk, dude. Those annoying little shops in the hallways in the mall that sell junk. Kiosks.
Posted 30 Nov 2004 at 3:35pm #
My wife and I still laugh when we see glossy advertising copy that says something like "You'll love it's features."
Posted 30 Nov 2004 at 8:18pm #
This sort of thing always remind's me of "Tips for Writer's," one classic installment of Dave Barr'ys occasional "Ask Mister Language Person" series.