Posted in General, GrammarGoofs & Gaff(e)s, GrammarGripes (pet peeves), PunctuationPerils, tagged apostrophe, confusion, display, English, goof, grammar, language, mistake, noun, pet peeve, punctuation, usage, words, writing on September 17, 2011| 4 Comments »
The other day, we were reminded of the 1922 novelty song by Frank Silver and Irving Cohn from the Broadway revue Make It Snappy, “Yes! We Have No Bananas.”
In this case, “Yes! We Have No Grammar” might be more appropriate for this Kroger gas station. Here’s the display we had to see while filling up the tank. Ouch!
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