Quick grammar lesson:
Apostrophes - used to make contractions (like I'm, you're, don't) and to make things possessive, that is, show ownership (like John's raincoat, or the house's broken shutters)
Here are some funny signs I've seen with some serious apostrophe errors:
Posted along a state highway (I'll leave the state unnamed)
"Take a Break
Stay Awake
For Safety Sake"
Umm....do you mean Safety's Sake? Big oops.
A sign at a local mechanic's shop:
"We Love
4 Wheel Drive's
SUV's
Jeep's"
What, exactly, do all of those vehicles own?
And finally, a national television commercial for a fastfood restaurant (name omitted):
"Our drive thru's are now open late"
Again, are the drive thrus owning something?
Too funny!
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