Apostrophe Abuse Illustrated
Some double abuse here:
From an elementary school, where are the "teacher's"?
Notice more double abuse here, check the fine print:
Maybe we should strike for better education?
CARPE DIEM
Professor Mark J. Perry's Blog for Economics and Finance
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Dr. Mark J. Perry is a professor of economics and finance in the School of Management at the Flint campus of the University of Michigan. Perry holds two graduate degrees in economics (M.A. and Ph.D.) from George Mason University near Washington, D.C. In addition, he holds an MBA degree in finance from the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. In addition to a faculty appointment at the University of Michigan-Flint, Perry is also a visiting scholar at The American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C.
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3 Comments:
Hey, the third picture is Ron Gettlefinger. He is the current UAW President. He should know better than to be photographed with such a grammatical gaffe because he has a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University. Maybe accountants can’t understand commas up that high.
Hey, Walt -- that's funny!
Thank you for illustrating. I'm including you in my list of apostrophe faux pas illustrated.
Maria
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