Cato's Grammar Grumble

[Karl Henning]

Putting Jesus in Jewish context can illuminate.
For instance the event commemorated by Palm Sunday almost certainly took place at this time of year, not the spring, if it took place at all. Perhaps it happened on an earlier visit to Jerusalem or perhaps Jesus in fact spent the last six months of his life there. But now (technically today is the last day, the holy day that starts tomorrow is actually a different festival) is Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles /Booths/Huts. One main feature is processions inside the synagogue (in Jesus time, this was done in the Temple) reciting hoshanot. The word derives from hoshana, meaning "Save/Deliver us!", and is likely the word from which Hosanna derives. While doing this, the participants hold the Four Species, usually called lulav from its most visible element, a palm frond.
IOW Jerusalemites marching around with palm leaves, crying Hoshana (Hosanna).

Most interesting, thanks.

[Sergeant Rock]

Sarge

[Ken B]

Sarge

Awesum.

[Jo498]

They are actually almost all spelling errors or is this part of the joke?

[Karl Henning]

They are actually almost all spelling errors or is this part of the joke?

It is indeed, although your true grammar nerd maintains a distinction between poor grammar and bad spelling 

[Ken B]

It is indeed, although your true grammar nerd maintains a distinction between poor grammar and bad spelling 

"Orthography nerd" never caught on.

[Karl Henning]

And I wonder why!

[André]

Semantics.

[Sydney Nova Scotia]

Semwomantics

[Ken B]

A gift mug for grumblers

[Mandryka]

Why is there an apostrophe in 100 years' [sic]  war?

[Ken B]

Why is there an apostrophe in 100 years' [sic]  war?

The possessive of a plural with s is s'. The dogs' kennels need cleaning. The voters' ignorance was profound.

[JBS]

The possessive of a plural with s is s'. The dogs' kennels need cleaning. The voters' ignorance was profound.

Actually, it's ----s's, even though the ----s' is generally used and comes more easily off the tongue.   But neither applies to the Hundred Years War, so demerit to Hyperion's graphics department.

[DaveF]

A gift mug for grumblers

I want one, not only because I work in a library where my colleagues routinely make all of these errors, but because, apart from writing, I do nearly everything else left-handed, so in my sinister grip all these merry grammatical hints would be displayed to the world rather than being shared only with my shirt-front.  Unless the same text appears on the other side of the mug, of course.

[Ken B]

Actually, it's ----s's, even though the ----s' is generally used and comes more easily off the tongue.   But neither applies to the Hundred Years War, so demerit to Hyperion's graphics department.

No that is wrong. S's only when a singular ends in s. John Adams's

[Ken B]

Rules of possessive for plurals.

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/plural-possessive-noun.html

[DaveF]

Why is there an apostrophe in 100 years' [sic]  war?

Probably because it's a war of 100 years, and the typesetter or designer has interpreted that 'of' to mean 'belonging to'.  You do see it quite a lot ("3 days' duration", "6 weeks' holiday" etc.) but it strikes me as fairly pedantic, if not indeed wrong.  Hyperion's word-order is rather odd, too.

[JBS]

Rules of possessive for plurals.

https://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/nouns/plural-possessive-noun.html

Not the way I learned it.

[Ken B]

Not the way I learned it.

That's why I said you were wrong Jeffrey. 

[Ken B]

It's "The Hundred Years' War". Not everyone uses the apostrophe, but the punctilious usually do. Some examples follow.

Here's Wikipedia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Years'_War, history.com gets it right too
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/hundred-years-war
Some publishers https://www.amazon.com/Hundred-Years-War-Anne-Curry/dp/1841762695/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1541382499&sr=8-19&keywords=100+years+war

So, it is not universally used, but is technically correct at least in the Queen's English. That is why it's there.