Grammar

But it's a singular "Land".  The End of the Land.  Land's End.

The company is named from its sailboat heritage, after Land's End, but the misplaced apostrophe in the company name was a typographical error that the founder could not afford to change, as promotional materials had already been printed.

Quote from: Wikipedia

The company is named from its sailboat heritage, after Land's End, but the misplaced apostrophe in the company name was a typographical error that the founder could not afford to change, as promotional materials had already been printed.

In this case though it sounds like a classical English thing to do

just as Shakesphere has his name different on his tome stone, because it was cheaper to carve certain letters

Sounds like an urban myth that it's a typographical error. Lands' End is still grammatically correct, just somewhat illogical to say. The lands end at the lands' end, you see? It's where lands (multiple lands) are ending. It sounds like an urban legend due to the fact that it's not like one person is just typing in the logo up on the computer. It goes through a process. Factories have to make these things, authorities overview the process of creating promotional materials. A slip-up on the computer isn't going to go through to print. Plus, it's not grammatically incorrect anyways, so why would it be a typographical error?


~D-Draw

You could say the end of the lands or the end of the land. Both would be correct.

Quote from: Trekky0623 on May 11, 2008, 07:26:52 PM

What about THIS WTF is THIS???
the stupid bouncy-ball wannabe apostrophe! pet Smart? Pet's Mart?  ARG!

But it's a singular "Land".  The End of the Land.  Land's End.

We were all sailors at that time, and our business was selling (and sometimes making) racing sailboat equipment, and duffle bags, and rainsuits and some sweaters and other clothing.

Incidentally... ..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.

From the Lands' End website:

Quote from: Gary Comer, Chairman of Lands' End

We were all sailors at that time, and our business was selling (and sometimes making) racing sailboat equipment, and duffle bags, and rainsuits and some sweaters and other clothing.

Incidentally... ..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.

I'm surprised Guessed hasn't come in here and dropped some knowledge about perscriptivism.