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Can you resist this party invitation?

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fembear · 09/04/2008 10:41

We received a handout for an end-of-season fundraiser which suggested that we ...

"Where you're dancing shoes"

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Swedes · 09/04/2008 10:42
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stuffitllama · 09/04/2008 10:43

from a school?

Monkeybird · 09/04/2008 10:45

I think it could of been improved with an apostrophe: shoe's

bettythebuilder · 09/04/2008 10:54

Oh dear

I went to a craft show yesterday, and someone made lovely little cards with "your special" on them.

I resisted the urge to ask "my special what?"

(oh, and these were for trade, too, so look out for them in a shop near you )

Rubyrubyruby · 09/04/2008 10:56

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fembear · 09/04/2008 10:57

Not a school.

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littlelapin · 09/04/2008 11:00

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UnquietDad · 09/04/2008 11:01

betty - Clinton Cards had a section a while back entitled "Sorry Your Leaving." Like you, I was tempted to ask, "My leaving what?"

bettythebuilder · 09/04/2008 11:06

good grief, uqd, how do these things happen?
I make mistakes with apostrophes myself, so I always get someone to check anything important like an invitation, or an enormous print run of cards due for nationwide distribution...

Ellbell · 09/04/2008 13:21

Walked past a shop yesterday advertising "Prom Dress's". My first thought was "pedantic ". My second thought was that the apostrophe is actually justified, since something is actually missing in that word! Still horrible though!

(Incidentally, though not terribly appositely, where has this whole 'High School Prom' thing come from? Not at all sure I approve!)

JackieNo · 09/04/2008 13:26

I was decidedly about 'a special Timewatch programme to be broadcasted in the autumn' on the BBC News website. Shouldn't it be 'broadcast'?

Lucifera · 10/04/2008 14:26

a shop near us that sells everything for the Turkish bride-to-be advertises "necklesses"

UnquietDad · 11/04/2008 09:23

snigger at necklesses

cantmakemymindup · 11/04/2008 09:28

I'm seriously thinking of not going for my lovely 'independant' estate agent selling a starter home for a new couple as a nest 'egg'.

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