Sunday, September 13, 2009

To meat or not to meat

Apparently, grammar mistakes are not just a problem in America. Texas native Emily Threlkeld found this typo on a menu in Italy last year. . .


There should not be an apostrophe (or an "s") after "meat" in this description because the meat does not own the sauce. Therefore, the menu should read like this:

"tortellini with meat sauce"

I guess the only person who could rightfully claim ownership of the sauce would be the person who made it, which is why the apostrophe in "Newman's Own Spaghetti Sauce" is correct.

Therefore, the grammar rule is the same as last time . . .

GRAMMAR RULE: Use an apostrophe to denote possession.

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