Dear Creative Imaginations:

You know I love your products, correct? I adore your rub ons and find your papers toothsome. That said, I have one red word for you:

 

I mean, honestly. Misplaced apostrophes in emails and scrapbook journaling and blog entries are one thing. Typos happen! But on a printed sheet of stickers that's been sent to stores for people to buy? Hmmmmmm. Maybe you need an editor. At the very least, a proofreader who is proficient with apostrophes, contractions, and possessive pronouns.

I know a few if you need recommendations.

Granted, when I pointed this out to the girl at the scrapbook store, she looked at me blankly, that thoroughly-wrong apostrophe not even registering to her. (I confess that when I picked up the stickers, the "it's" was the first thing I noticed.) When I pointed it out, she said "I don't think most people will care. Or even notice." I didn't know whether I should groan in frustration or just nod my head in acceptance. That is, after all, why grammar/usage/spelling/ apostrophe errors happen in the first place: most people just don't care about them.

I just thought you should know that this is one sheet of stickers I won't be buying. Even though the rest of them are really, really cute. I can't buy it on principle. It offends my inner uptight grammarian.

My husband, however, would like to thank you. And to encourage you to make similar errors in the future.

Sincerely:

Amy

Comments

[Elizabeth]

AAAAAAAAAACK
Thunk.
Thunk.
(That was me passing out at the thought of a major company letting something like this get through the cracks)(And then passing out again at the idea that most people don't care)

[Helena]

Oh dear.

I saw a motivational poster once with the word its' on it. Really.

I did once send an email to a company that had used "compliment" instead of "complement" on their packaging, and got a nice response back.

[becky]

Those apostrophies get the best of people. And apparently scrapbook companies. How sad is that?

I love this post, probably because Sarcastic Amy is my favorite. :)

[Britt]

I would join in the taunting with you except that I ALWAYS screw up the possessive "its" so I have no room to talk (but then again, I'm not selling my "its").

[Lucy]

I'd mock too. I'd mock more openly, but so many people I know struggle with it's and its and all the other tricky words that I think your sticker showcases what is a universal ignorance. Check out this blog. I love the last p.s. Every time I see "definitely" misspelled, I cringe. But, I'm not claiming to be perfect because I'm fairly certain I'm guilty of dangling participles. :)

http://homeworkhelpblog.com/the-10-most-common-grammar-mistakes-and-simple-rules-to-avoid-them/

[Aud]

please tell me you actually emailed them with a link to this post. you did, right?

ridiculous.

[Margot/NZ]

Oh I'm right there with you, Amy. Have you read "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Libby Purves? She actually goes around with a marker in her handbag so she can correct mistaken grammar and spelling on signage wherever she sees it. All the commenters on this post could join her and we could thus make it an international movement!
(I am the unofficial 'editor' for the staff at work, because they know I'm picky about spelling and grammar. I managed to stop a "List of Participating School's" from going out today. At least I know I did one good thing today!).

[Dione]

Those kind of errors drive me completely nuts! Is "frolic" spelled wrong too in the line above?

[Laurie]

The misuse of the apostrophe in the word "its" drives me nuts! And many times when I point this out to my students (I teach in the school of education at a university), they just look at me blankly. I'm not a big proponent of endless grammar drills, but really, there are some things that people should learn!

[jamie `]

I also very much enjoy Sarcastic Amy. He he...

[JanSC]

I'm known as the "Grammar Nazi" at work and grammar errors drive me nuts. Bring back the grammar drills.

[Gab]

That is one of my absolute pet hates

[Mimi]

Dear Amy,
I love you.
Love,
Mimi

[Gaynol]

Every day has it is moments?? That's how I read it when I saw the photo. They are morons, you are a goddess!

[Candace]

I am with Becky... Bring on Sarcastic Amy! I am no grammar queen but I figure if I (a simple uneducated person) can pick it out, they certainly can do the same! I think it is funny/irritating that "it's" is wrong and just above that "Frolick". Any hoo... I love the ending! I think me husband would have the same thoughts. I love you, Amy!

[Claudia McDaniel]

Thank you for standing behind your principles and not buying this sticker sheet! I hate misplaced apostrophes, too. But I admit that I overuse commas. LOL

[Wendy]

"My husband would like to thank you..." Ha! Too funny.

I get like that on FB sometimes. I'll see friends make an egregious mistake and want to sarcastically ask if they really meant what they wrote. I have to beat myself back.