Happy Mothers’s Day!
Whats with apostrophe’s? Its a mystery!
Scott Simmons
Jan Norris
And we go to the video archives for Segment 44: Stew. https://youtu.be/4jZ3xJ9hN2I
Readers: Many of you have seen a TV commercial in which a woman says, “Age is just a number. And mine is unlisted.” Is that an anachronism? Back when people consulted phone books, or called “information” for someone’s phone number, you could arrange to remove your number from listings. Does anyone born in a year starting with “20” know about that? Or is the phrase permitted because of, well, the audience this commercial targets? Readers: Weigh in!
Readers have suggested at times that the “Horribly Wrong” team is just a bit too snarky, and a bit too nit-picky. In the interest of fair play, we invite you to submit examples of that from previous columns. Submit to eliot@eliotkleinberg.com!
Readers: "Something Went Horribly Wrong," features samples of bad writing we see nearly every day. You can participate! Be our duly deputized “grammar police:” Your motto: “To protect and correct.” Send in your photos of store signs, street signs, newspaper headlines, tweets, and so on. It doesn’t have to be a grammatical error. It can be just what we call “cowardly writing.” Include your name and home town so we properly can credit you. You're free to add a comment, although we reserve the right to edit or omit. Now get out there! Send to Eliot@eliotkleinberg.com
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