Apostrophe abuse

[Maljonic]

I have a bit of a thing for apostrophe abuse, it drives me nuts but I'm trying to get over it. I mean I can let it slide if someone writes 1980's instead of 1980s (as in 'I grew up in the 1980s), I can even forgive DVD's if I really try... but what the Hell is this all about: http://www.nisa-todays.com/site/index.asp ?

Nisa Today's. What the Hell is that supposed to mean, it's written all over their trucks and everything?

Or am I being a bit Friday night slow and not getting something?

P.S. Oh God, just noticed 'See why 100's of independent retailers...'

 

[Tom]

(as in 'I grew up in the 1980s)

Noob.

 

[Panda On Smack]

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/grammar/g_apost.html

 

[Wij]

It is very annoying, I agree.

 

[ECA]

I's concur's it's annoying's is'nt it's.

 

[Draylor]

If Yahoo can have a ! in their name why cant those twats have a ' ?

 

[Maljonic]

Yahoo! makes sense when it's on its own.

 

[Ch3tan]

I have a bit of a thing for apostrophe abuse, it drives me nuts but I'm trying to get over it. I mean I can let it slide if someone writes 1980's instead of 1980s (as in 'I grew up in the 1980s), I can even forgive DVD's if I really try... but what the Hell is this all about: http://www.nisa-todays.com/site/index.asp ?

Nisa Today's. What the Hell is that supposed to mean, it's written all over their trucks and everything?

Or am I being a bit Friday night slow and not getting something?

P.S. Oh God, just noticed 'See why 100's of independent retailers...'

I think the name is a result of two companies merging "nisa" and "today's"

 

[Maljonic]

Ah, that makes a bit of sense I guess - as in today's food (being fresh) where the food part is implied.

 

[Draylor]

Yahoo! makes sense when it's on its own.

I just hate ! being used in product/company names.

Looks like 12 year old brazilian/spanish kiddies and their !!!111 bullshit.

 

[JingleBells]

I just hate ! being used in product/company names.

Looks like 12 year old brazilian/spanish kiddies and their !!!111 bullshit.

Better than ".com" at the end, IIRC Companies House put a ban on adding ".com" to company names as they were getting flooded with .com startups with no real business plan.

 

[Draylor]

99% are bust already so who cares

 

[throdgrain]

There is a town in England with a ! in its name, only one. A prize for anyone who knows it

 

[JingleBells]

Westward Ho!

 

[Wij]

Westward Ho!

/edit *****ticks !

 

[throdgrain]

Prize!!

 

[TdC]

do they have Ho's there?

 

[babs]

No, just Tim Westwood.