Grocer’s Error

rogersgeorge on October 26th, 2019

I’ve heard of two grammar errors frequently attributed to grocers. One is putting unnecessary quotes around words in signs. The other is incorrect apostrophes to make plurals.

I don’t think the skunk is a grocer, but that’s the error. Maybe the cartoonist wanted to make the skunk seem lower class, no offense to grocers. Next-to-last panel:

Overboard Comic Strip for August 24, 2019 — https://www.gocomics.com/overboard/2019/08/24

The rule: You don’t need an apostrophe for plurals!

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