Back when I first hatched the idea of featuring English rants on the blog, the rant I looked forward to writing the most—and the one I think the English-speaking world needs the most—is this one. It’s about apostrophes, and while I don’t remember seeing many apostrophe errors as a kid, I can’t look in any direction nowadays without seeing them. They’re on storefront signs, restaurant menus, web pages… ANYWHERE unvetted English is used, apostrophes are sprinkled as liberally as sequins on a ballroom dancer’s gown. (Alas, the image is too wide to feature in its full legibility on this blog. Click on the cartoon to get a full image of it.)
For those guilty of misusing apostrophes on a regular basis, feel free to buy a poster of this cartoon to hang in a place convenient to your writing station. They are available for order here. Get some for your friends, pass them out on the street, and help clean up all the apostrophe litter you see.
Shimshonit 
And quotation marks used as emphasis. That drives me up a tree.
Hey, now there was something useful! I sent a link to several teachers I know.
:)
Please tell me you’ve read “Eats Shoots and Leaves”…
If not, you will surely enjoy it!
Zahavah: I haven’t read it yet, but I know it’s out there. I look forward to reading it someday.