Punctuate the mother!
IF I were a mother, and English, I would be ashamed of most of my children. Honestly, when will they ever learn it is Mother’s Day and not Mothers Day?
Everywhere I go I see special offer signs. The butcher, the pub-owner, the postman, the mechanic, the gas man, the garbage man, everyone’s got a deal for Mother. And everyone seems to have more than one mother, bar W H Smith and a few other worthies who I am sure hired a professional proof-reader.
For fucks –- I mean, fuck’s -- sake, get that apostrophe in.
posted by Chindu @ 5:39 PM
15 Comments:
I always thought it was a day for mothers - therefore mothers'day?
Actually that makes sense, too. But it is Mother's Day, as it has been coined (culprit: Julia Ward Howe).
Still cribbing about the English? Thought they would have converted you by now. (How are you)
Ph: I am alive, kicking. Me being converted? Not. The other way round. Already Indianised half of England. Now working on the other half.
So it was you then who made most of the UK citizens addicted to a regular dish of curry??
Jemgal: Not. That happened before my arrival. Trying to undo the damage now and teach them that it is not curry they have been tasting, but alleged curry.
Shouldn't it be Mothers'day for all the retailers seeing as they're cover all Mother's? :o)
Soulgirl: How did you get on to this blog? Mothers' Day? Should it be? Maybe. But the coinage is singular -- and, personally, I prefer the singular version. Anything plural, doesn't have the same 'punch'.
Mother as singular vs. Mothers as plural . Definite winner is Mothers. Why it shoudnt? Mothers United Everywhere !! Clear Winner .Woo HOO !!!
no, he meant "Indianised half of england".
Are you half confused Mr Anonymous or Full confused?..... Kerala is part of India, get your history refreshed.
-Santosh
Alright chindu mate, yeah fecking english mothers init 'G
BUDBUD
ha ha ha.. i know what you mean.. I get totally annoyed by bad punctuation too. btw in supermarkets.. isn't it meant to be 8 items or fewer.. not 8 items or less!! dunno.. perhaps this is the legacy of anglo educated indians with a terribly pedantic view on grammar!!
Adding my 2 cents/pence.
I've heard the version "Happy Mothering Sunday" used. Perhaps this would solve the problem, or maybe just stoke the fire.
I think what might even be worse than a willy nilly apostrophe. Would be an extra letter added on. For example, the American version of "Happy New Year!" is "Happy New Years!"
Dalriada: Yes, Happy New Years is just terrible! :-)
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