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"on fire" this almost have me nightmares last night - MAJOR apostrophe crimes

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JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 15:22

here
In the catalogue everything is like this:
"polo's"

"Henley's"

thickos
Oh here is an example www.onfire.co.uk/mens/henleys.html

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Peachy · 28/03/2009 15:24

Your thread title doesn't make sense.

Rather hilarious in this section TBH. Well done.

TheArmadillo · 28/03/2009 15:26

Not strictly an apostrophe, but, there was a sign on our high street that reads:
"chips" "burger" and a "pint" £x
(their quotation marks not mine).

I always wonder what the "burger" is made of [vomit]

JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 15:27

Its called "ON fire" the shop

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JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 15:29

yes the inverted comma thing is rife.
Kids at school use too many !!!
I ban them by telling them that whatever they are writing isn't THAT funny.

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purepurple · 28/03/2009 15:30

great thread title

so tongue-in-cheek

JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 15:44

oh i SEE i am missing a word
shit
stones and glass houses springs to mind.
I was so irate

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UnquietDad · 28/03/2009 15:45

Some people think you use inverted commas for "emphasis".

JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 15:46

oh do they.

wankers

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StealthPolarBear · 28/03/2009 15:48

"chips" "burger" and a "pint" £x

I wonder if they can get roud trading standards for serving short measures if you ask for a "pint"? After all, you aren't being served a pint, it's a "pint"!
Would rather not think about the burger...

Nontoxic · 28/03/2009 15:58

And some people would say using capitals and multiple exclamation marks is over-egging the pudding.

But maybe they're wankers as well.

JudithChalmers · 28/03/2009 16:19

yes.

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nellynaemates · 30/03/2009 19:10

Em, I had a little look and the only apostrophes I saw were in Henley's (presumably as in belonging to Henley originally I guess) and in T's (meaning T-shirts) which you could argue is acceptable as they are missing out the word "shirt". There were no polo's for polo shirts or anything that I saw.

Am I missing something?

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