Apostroph'

The Wall Street Journal recently published an article by Barry Newman titled Theres a Question Mark Hanging Over the Apostrophes Future. My aunt sent me an email copy of the article as she knew I would enjoy it. And I did enjoy the article; however, my favorite part of the email was her subject line which read: Apostroph'. Thanks for creatively amusing me. I am also still chuckling over the intentionally humorous aspect of the title.*  

* In case anyone didn't notice, there are missing apostrophes.

Comic via Funny-Fun-Fun by Scott Hilburn.

Linguistic Cartoon Favorites - Sarcastic Apostrophes

In case anyone missed the sarcasm, it should be understood that the "one dollar" is actually a fine for the use of an apostrophe with a non-possesive plural.

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O, Apostrophe, Apostrophe, Wherefore Art Thou Apostrophe?

Someone took the time to have this sign made for the owner of this pub; too bad they didn't take the time to add the required posessive apostrophe.

Asperger Syndrome Apostrophe Clarification

The Spring/Summer edition of Oakland University's Alumni Magazine has an interesting sidebar to an article about Asperger Syndrome. The sidebar is titled "Asperger not Asperger's" and it reviews the use of the possessive form in the name of medical conditions that are eponyms.

"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) along with the American Medical Association style manual prefer the non-possessive form since the person it was named after never 'owned' the disease."

While the sidebar does note Legionnaires' Disease as an exception, it includes Down Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease, and Crohn Disease as conditions that should appear without the possessive apostrophe.