What does this mom want for Mother’s Day? A pair of apostrophes for this sign (isn’t, Mother’s Day), that’s what.
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May 12, 2012
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They were probably spooked by the “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, and the apostrophe versions thereof!
Comment by TootsNYC — May 24, 2012 @ 2:34 pm |
Actually it’s Mothers’ Day – a day for ALL mothers not just one.
Comment by Jan Heywood — October 30, 2012 @ 9:49 am |
Jan, the way I’ve always read about it, Mother’s Day founder Anna Jarvis wanted it to be “Mother’s Day” and not “Mothers’ Day” because it’s a day when one honors one’s own mother, not all the mothers of the world. This article is commonly cited as a source for this: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=c942370c-cdbb-43b2-af59-71ad4b546854
But if you know otherwise, please share your source. Always happy to learn something new.
Comment by mighty red pen — October 30, 2012 @ 1:51 pm |