To think someone should have picked up on this terrible misspelling?

[SalemSaberhagen]

I'm parked outside a second hand shop right now called 'Needfull things'. Argh! Why did nobody pick up on it? Surely the printers should have noticed?

It's really annoying me!

'Reindeers' is an acceptable pluralisation:

www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/reindeer

It may be 'acceptable' but it's rarely if ever used, and IMO that use makes that company look rather silly

I blame 'Frozen' for the Reindeers thing. That song, 'Reindeers are better than people', grrrrr, it's bloody reindeer, not reindeers.

Has anyone heard the radio ad (heard it loads on Radio X), about not drinking for Cancer Research in January. It annoys the hell out of me because he sings 'i'm not drinking nothing', ahhh so you are drinking then!?..................

skulks off to pedants corner

Why the random 'it's' catford?

Thanks sowhite, not many people remember it!

And to show the hideousness of the sign, here it is in all of its glory....

The bottom of my favourite mug mentions viewing 1000 years of Londons history

Favourite mug...

I am really pleased to discover so many other people (on this thread) who actually care about these things. The apostrophe-s for simple pluralisation seems to be everywhere these days, and frankly I find that a little bit depressing....

Anyone want to explain basic apostrophe law to me?

Apostrophe s can either imply possession (Katie's bag) or be short for 'is/has' (Katie's bought a new bag). You don't use them for plurals at all. The tricky one it it's and its - it's is short for it is (it's raining), its is for possession (the dog has lost its bone).

Delurking for this as I haven't posted in many months but this is by far my favourite! Grocer, grocerer, grocerest?!?

And the funniest thing about my local shop (see previous post) is that an apostrophe mistakenly used to indicate plural is known as a "grocer's apostrophe"

Apostrophe s can either imply possession (Katie's bag) or be short for 'is/has' (Katie's bought a new bag). You don't use them for plurals at all. The tricky one it it's and its - it's is short for it is (it's raining), its is for possession (the dog has lost its bone).

It's also used to denote a shortening of words, eg "should've".

Not should of .

My local newsagent used to advertise that they sold coffee's, tea's and new'spaper's.

It hurt my heart to see it.

There is a garage in the next town from me that has tyers, spark plug's, MOT's, repleacement bulbs and oil change written underneath the main sign.

Our local bakery has a big professional sign proclaiming that it's called Burtons the Bakery's. It drives me nuts every time I see it. We also have a shop nearby called Rug's and Carpets - obviously hedging their bets with the apostrophes there!

Dinosnores - I drive past that shop several times a week. Not only can the owner not use grammar but I've never seen it open. Never & it's been there for years!!!

A hairdressers in Worcester has a sign saying 'Proffessional hair cuts..' outside. I walk past it every day and it annoys me.

New mug for you Hissy

Are you in Cardiff, spider?

A pub near me has those etched glass windows, must have cost a fortune when it was done years ago. The letters spell out G U I N E S S :o

Thanks rivertam

Thank you!

Cost me a fortune too godammit

Maybe you should get this mug Hissy