What Does the AP Have Against France? Out Over Your Skis. Lands' End. Tolater.
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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The Misplaced Apostrophe in Carl's Jr. And Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
After the show a couple of weeks ago about the apostrophes in Carl's Jr. and Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, Lance on LinkedIn asked me about the company Lands. It turns out to be kind of a funny story. The owner Gary Comer was an avid sailor and the company got started selling sailboat equipment and a bit of clothing like raincoats and sweaters. And people liked it and kept using it mainly in stories about finance, politics and sports.
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