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Read the first sentence; the nerd swagger gave me the vapors. I’ll be in my bunk.

holiday’s

i was writing my moms a mother’s day card (using a cæesar cipher and invisible ink) when i got to wondering how mother’s day is supposed to be punctuated. is it:

mother’s day (singular possessive)—a day that belongs to each mother

mothers’ day (plural possessive)—a day that belongs to all mothers

mothers day (plural attributive)—a day for all of us to honour mothers

it turns out that anna jarvis, the populariser of mother’s day was pretty specific with her apostrophe intentions, she stated:

it was to be a singular possessive, for each family to honour their mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world

so that settles that. but what about other u.s. holidays—do they all get the same treatment? it turns out that they don’t and like other aspects of government, the spelling of holidays is fraught with inconsistency. therefore i made us this handy crib sheet so we won’t embarrass ourselves when writing future columbus day and st. patrick’s day cards.

note: unbeknownst to me, presidents day is not the actual name of the holiday—it’s washington’s birthday. since presidents day is not official, there’s no official way to spell it and we are left to the mercy of car dealerships and furniture store circulars.

also inconsistent: is how it’s st. patrick’s day but columbus day.

then: there’s the odd case of veterans day.

finally: i would like to note that hallowe’en is a perfectly acceptable varient of halloween and therefore it is the only holiday that uses an apostrophe for purposes of contraction.

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is it lame or cool to note that this chart is set in itc barcelona? donald says lame but donald wears black socks at the gym

thank you pierce for your unwavering enthusiasm to all things u.s.

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popchartlab:

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15 February 2012 ·

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bookavore:

THANK YOU, I tell people about this all the time but had lost the link! Someone should letterpress this ish, I’d buy it and I bet we’d sell a ton at the store.

hmhlit:

ilovecharts:

via almostfancyblog and distorte

I am never leaving home without this. I’ve been getting “Barthelme” way wrong.

9 December 2010 ·

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ilovecharts:

via Kurt White

Perspective.

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rachelinbrooklyn:

meredithbklyn:

servicey.

i always wondered the difference b/t a cappuccino and a latte. now i know. but … what about a cafe au lait, my personal fave?

YES. This is the way I was trained to make drinks. Now I’ll add a few more:

Cafe au Lait (per Rachel’s Question): 1/2 coffee, 1/2 steamed milk

Cafe Mocha: 1/2 coffee, 1/2 steamed chocolate milk, top with whipped cream

Mochaccino: 1/3 espresso, 2/3 steamed chocolate milk, top with whipped cream

10 November 2010 ·

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nprfreshair:

The rates per 100,000 people of suicide among active-duty personnel in the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force. The statistics show an increase in suicide rates since 2001, compared with the relatively steady rate of suicide among the U.S. civilian population.

8 November 2010 ·