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Council scraps apostrophes on street signs
Daily Telegraph· 1 day agoApostrophes will be phased out of street signs to avoid computer problems, a council has said. The council said all new street signs would now be...
Council drops apostrophe from street names, blames databases
The Register· 2 days agoA row in the UK has locals and council members at odds over apostrophes, and yes – this does...
An English council has residents up in arms over apostrophes
Semafor via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe News An English council provoked a rebellion by removing apostrophes from street signs. North...
North Yorkshire Apostrophe Fans Demand Road Signs With Nowt Taken Out - Slashdot
Slashdot· 2 days agoA council has provoked the wrath of residents and linguists alike after announcing it would ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems. From a ...
Local council in England to remove apostrophes from road signs because Computer Says No
Boing Boing· 3 days agoAccordingly, the pesky punctuation marks are being removed from road signs going forward. St Mary's...
Rage against the apostrophe ban.
The Verge· 3 days agoThe local council of North Yorkshire, England has banned apostrophes on street signs going forward because the special character “can affect geographical databases,” according ...
Alone-Ha! A Blissful Solo Week in Hawaii
Los Angeles Magazine· 3 hours agoA hysteric flyer, I am two Ativan and a bloody mary into this journey — from Los Angeles to Honolulu to now, Lanai, a diminutive 18-mile-wide island in...
A Word Please
The World· 2 days agoIf you’re reading this, you probably know a thing or two about punctuation. A single quote mark followed by a double quote mark comes after a period or...
Little Caesars Vs Papa John's: Which Pizza Is Better?
Mashed via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPapa Johns and Little Caesars are easily-comparable chain pizzerias. You might not be sure about...
29 Mother's Day Gifts That'll Be Sure to Make You the Favorite Child
MediaFeed via AOL· 2 days agoShopping for a Mother’s Day gift can be tough! After all, we love the moms in our lives SO much that...