On my commute I spotted an unnecessary quote on a minivan. I didn’t have my camera, so no picture.

In Loving Memory
of
“D---- A-----------”

Now the sentiment caught my eye because I recognized the name. The man lovingly remembered was a member of my former church and died of cancer last year. Then I spotted the quote marks around his name.

Why?

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1. Sad, isn’t it?

   My own step-mother sent a sympathy card when we lost Smokey, who was a “great” dog according to her.  I still haven’t completely forgiven her.

   Posted by Gwynne  on  10/30/08  at  01:55 PM

2. Heh.

   I just don’t get it. It’s not like the man wasn’t real. That is his name. No quote marks needed.

   Posted by jen  on  10/30/08  at  03:18 PM

3. Gwynne, at least he wasn’t a great “dog”...?

   Jen, I think we should just “randomly” start “inserting” “quotes” into sentences and see if anyone “actually” notices.

   Posted by beth  on  10/30/08  at  06:02 PM

4. Hee-hee. I had an aunt who always signed her cards, “Love” Aunt B…

   My sister and I still wonder how she really felt about us…

   Posted by  on  10/30/08  at  06:54 PM

5. “I” agree with “Gwynne.” Let “us” start using “quotes” to see if “anyone” “notices.” In our building there is a note on a refrigerator that it will be “cleaned” on Fridays.  I have always wondered exactly what they do (or don’t do).

   Posted by  on  10/31/08  at  08:15 AM

6. Misplaced quotation mark’s? Piker’s! I say we start overloading the world with grocer’s apostrophe’s and give the world dose’s of the medicine’s that they’ve inflicted upon us!

   Posted by Pisco Sours  on  10/31/08  at  08:27 AM

7. Ahem. That should be “Sour’s” in the previous comment, by the way. I fail at failing. :-(

   Posted by  on  10/31/08  at  08:28 AM

8. You guys are hilarious.

   Apostrophe misuse is sad.

   Posted by jen  on  10/31/08  at  12:16 PM

9. Ok, I’m “calling” for a “total” solution. We do “both"--Use “misplaced” quotation “mark’s” and the “grocer’s” apostrophe’s in the “same” sentence’s.

   What “say” you, peep’s???? (lot’s of question “mark’s” too!!!!! (and exclamation “mark’s")!!!!

   Posted by  on  10/31/08  at  01:21 PM

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