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Council scraps apostrophes on street signs
Daily Telegraph· 2 days 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· 2 days 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· 4 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 ...
How the founder of Mother's Day died alone, childless and penniless, in an insane asylum
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 hours ago“It was very sweet.” 1914 Official national holiday President Woodrow Wilson makes Mother’s Day an...
Letters: Conservative MPs’ disloyalty reflects a deeper malaise in the party
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoSIR – Another Conservative MP, Natalie Elphicke, has defected to Labour in the face of predicted...
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...
China’s Xi Cultivates ‘Ironclad Friendship’ in Eastern Europe
Foreign Policy Magazine· 3 hours agoThe anti-Western mindset of Serbia’s and Hungary’s leaders fuels ample opportunities for Chinese...