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Yet another apostrophe violation. This was one unusual though, in that it was on TV. TV seems to have a reasonable checking process in place, but this one got through. And it wasn't subtle either. The main focus of the ad was "3 Day's Only".

It's almost becoming too easy to go out and find incorrect signs ...

Not sure if I have any of these types of garments to take to the cleaners.

When we moved into the area about 10 years ago, we started ordering take-away from the local Thai restaurant. Jamie would order and I would go and pick up. The first time we did this, I picked up the order in Jamie's name. Since then the staff have addressed me as Jamie.

Spotted this while driving and just had to follow until I could get a snap. You've got to admire the ingenuity. It appears to work too.

Menus (of the type found in bistros and restaurants, not websites or software) are often a source of humorous typos. Last night's trip to the local pub was no exception. The first was "chilllis" (with three l's), although given the font they were using this was hard to spot and can be forgiven. "Banga's and Mash" though was an interesting variation on a theme, managing to cram a mis-spelling and an apostrophe violation into the one word.

The context for this one only adds to the humour. Here's another one.

The most common apostrophe errors would have to be those involving "its" vs. "it's". I spotted these two while out and about. The first is classic because the company does presentation. What's also humorous / disappointing is that both are professionally prepared signs. Come on signwriters, lift your game.

Naruto plays basketball. I missed his last game so I inquired as to how he went. His team won. Then I asked if he scored any points. "No." he replied, "I had three shots and I missed them both." Much hilarity in the kitchen. To be fair, he did correct himself pretty quickly.

I couldn't find my usual wheat bread in the grocery store today. Looking for an alternative, I found Sorj Bread. I was a little disappointed in who it was intended for: the "diet concious".