Apostrophe'''''s, when did the rot set in?

[Prometheus]

On this page is an official letter from VW from 2002.

http://thanetpcs.co.uk/MkIV/myweb4/oil_change.htm

On it if you look closely you will see the phrase:

retards said:

All Volkswagen vehicle's will be set as default to Extended Servicing...

I had thought the spasticated use of excess apostrophes to be a recent phenomenon.

I was wrong.

[ShadownINja]

To find that kind of schoolboy error in a business letter back then would have been quite unique. Wasn't it during the time VW's quality control was slackening?

[El Guapo]

The grocer´s apostrophe has been around since the mid-1980s.

[bint]

The opposite grated me today, an american responding to my email of thanks with "Your welcome"

[littleandy0410]

Isn't "when did the rot set in." a question? Therefore requiring a question mark?

[Sciroccology]

It happens oh-too frequently these days.

But whatever you do, never pick someone on PH up on their misuse, as you will be branded a snob/geek/grammar Nazi.

[DrTre]

Sciroccology said:

But whatever you do, never pick someone on PH up on their misuse, as you will be branded a snob/geek/grammar Nazi.

Oh ye's. I've taken to liberally 'sprinkling my pro'se with 'em.

Get's tho'se Engli'sh language type's in a right old 'state.

[mybrainhurts]

I heard that...

[DrTre]

mybrainhurts said:

I heard that...

That's disgusting. I comma all over them.

[central]

[Adrian W]

When Frank Zappa released the album

[triggersbroom]

They can be used as in belonging to...

i.e. Volkwagen vehicle's being vehicles belonging to VW - No?

[central]

triggersbroom said:

Volkwagen vehicle's

Volkwagen vehicle's what?

[dibbly_dobbler]

[Darkslider]

triggersbroom said:

They can be used as in belonging to...

i.e. Volkwagen vehicle's being vehicles belonging to VW - No?

That would be Volkswagen's vehicles.

[triggersbroom]

central said:

triggersbroom said:

Volkwagen vehicle's

Volkwagen vehicle's what?

Doh, got it now!! That'll learn me from dropping out of school

[DickyC]

If you drive to Walton Station from Weybridge you use a roundabout that has the legend WAL'TN painted in the road.

Tickles me every time.

[triggersbroom]

Darkslider said:

triggersbroom said:

They can be used as in belonging to...

i.e. Volkwagen vehicle's being vehicles belonging to VW - No?

That would be Volkswagen's vehicles.

I have man-flu. Please be gentle

[MitchT]

Prometheus said:

Apostrophe'''''s, when did the rot set in.

Seems to have become a lot more prevalent in recent years... along with spacktards pronouncing the letter H with an H at the beginning.

Though I believe missing question marks off questions is a relatively recent phenomenon.

[Codefaster]

I was in WH Smiths at the weekend and noted a magazine called HOBBY'S in the general/hobby section.

I haven't looked into this (there is probably an explanation I guess..) but it just looked so wrong!