In a popular book about punctuation I was thumbing through recently, the author mentioned that Lands' End refuses to recognize that there is anything wrong with their name. A quick trip to their website, however, revealed something different:
...a lot of people ask why the apostrophe in Lands' End is in the wrong place. There have been some silly explanations along the way, but the truth is, it was a mistake.
It was a typo in our first printed piece, and we couldn't afford to reprint and correct it.
In the years since, the misplaced apostrophe has continued to grace our name and our label. And while it has prompted some raised eyebrows among English teachers, it also sets us apart as a company whose continuing concern for what's best for the customer is unmistakably human.
Does correct punctuation excuse poor journalism and fact-checking? Time to take that book off of my Wish List.
Tangents:
- How weird is it that I found a picture of a Lands' End Panda?
- In looking for the appropriate panda picture, I came across a panda driving a car
- Seeing that image was hosted at Columbia caused me to be reminded of the Reading on a Dream: the Library Musical, perhaps my favorite song about a library ever.
- Sadly, no pandas are involved in the Library Musical. This is an oversight, and should be corrected.
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