I've always gotten a chuckle out of James Lileks' “Gallery of Regrettable Food.”I mean, you have to love the commentary on the abominations you'll find in things like the Cookin' with Dr. Pepper cookbook.
Inspired by this gallery, then, I hereby present The Official “A Way with Words” Gallery of Regrettable Punctuation, and invite you to add your own findings.
I'll start us off. So, I'm having a lovely time in New York City recently, and I'm looking for a place to have dinner near Times Square. I happen upon the Marriott Marquis, when what to my wondering eyes doth appear, but this appetite-killer . . . .
Too easy, Martha. "It's" instead of "Its" is such a common mistake that it's/its almost accepted. Almost.
But windpig, back me up here! "It's" = "it is"! It's simply wrong! Wrong, wrong, wrong! When it comes to grammar, I'm not a knuckle-rapper, but this one doesn't say what the writer Thinks it says. Hmmmph!
Whoops, and I couldn't resist this one yesterday on the way to Thanksgiving dinner!
Here's one from the bathroom door of a relative's house:
