Grammar Goes on Vacation

Part Two - Your and You're

This one's going to be quick and easy.

I was in a tacky little gift shop looking at all the kitsch when I came across this:

(Image from misspellt.com.  I took a picture on my phone but I live in the dark ages and have no way to upload it.)

Why was I upset?

The big red arrow probably gives it away.

Just in case you didn't get it, let's check out what's wrong with this bad boy.

Grammar Goes on Vacation

Part One - Plurals vs. Possessives 

I was recently on vacation with my husband's family.

While there, I found several cringe-worthy grammar mistakes.  Here's one of them.

I stopped at a restaurant which happens to have my husband's name in the title in order to pick up a t-shirt.  While there in the sale basket, I picked up a shirt for myself with a local from the adjoining sports bar.

The eternal optimist, I like to tell myself it was in the sale basket because of the mistake.

It said, "Just Georges."

Here's my illustration of that phrase:

(Bonus points if you know who all of these guys are.)

So what's the big deal?

"Why do I have to know this?"

It's a question that's often asked when studying history.  Here's a great quote from The Ear, the Eye and the Arm by Nancy Farmer:

Knowledge is a house that must be built from the ground up.  We know how to make the roof. The information is useless if we don't understand the foundations on which it is to be placed.

I've just started reading the book, so I can't tell you much else about it.  If you're interested in reading it, check it out here.

I also highly recommend her award winning novel The House of the Scorpion.  I'm not much of a sci-fi girl, but this is still one of my all-time favorites.