Here's a good one from another Williams alumna. It's a little tough to see, but the apostrophe is in the word subs. Or, I guess it's Sub's. Anyway, Mr. Sub owns the steak, the pastrami, the veal parm, etc., but Ms. Salad does not own anything because she is just appropriately plural. I still don't get how you can get it right in one part of a sign, but wrong in another.
My theory is that if someone shortens a word - like writing sub for submarine - then an apostrophe gets put in there for no reason. Perhaps it is to take the place of 'marine'.
Sandwich boards are always good for misfit apostrophes.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
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