Saturday, February 12, 2005
 
Apostrophe Abuse Continues

I first saw this new form of apostrophe abuse on a late night car dealer's add (Yes, George Weber, you're the offender). However, I see that even CNN is doing it now:

CNN abuses the apostrophe


The new abuse: putting 05' to indicate 2005. You schnucking cretins, don't you understand the apostrophe represents what was removed? It ought to be '05, to signify that you, like John Donne and William Shakespeare, have removed something where the apostrophe is.

Oh, but no. Now, in addition to being the tick mark to indicate feet instead of inches, according to the new rules, you can sprinkle an apostrophe any where you want to indicate something in the expression has been truncated. Because readers love puzzles, and maybe they'll click the link or go to the automobile showroom to find out just what the illiterate meant.


- posted by Brian J. @ 7:49 PM
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