Revenge of the greengrocers' apostrophe!
Lynne Truss' Eats, Shoots and Leaves defines for us the greengrocers' apostrophe: a possessive apostrophe used to indicate a plural noun, such as the sign in my local Shop Rite produce section that says "cucumber's 2/99."So what happens when I get a professionally printed postcard in the mail, like the one I got from a small shop called Crystals, that announces a sale on "ladie's wear?" Is that a sign that the greengrocers are getting even?
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posted by Ron @ 11:17 AM
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