West Bromwich

...more than punctuation.

Doesn't it?

Home found for lost apostrophe

You can't quite see it, but in line with council policy, the street sign in the distance says "St Marys Row". The missing apostrophe has found its way across the road to the sign outside this bar.

Is it?

One out of three ain't bad

Victoria Square, 31 August



New Street, Birmingham, yesterday

Silly Oak

Spotted in Selly Oak, Birmingham...



I can just about understand the concept of a "non-fault accident" (which I guess means "non-YOUR-fault accident") but how on earth do you manage an accident??

Apostrophe abuse in Sedgley

Before and after

Spot the difference...













(I've still got the apostrophe in my bag somewhere.) By the way, can you see what the council is doing with all its unwanted apostrophes?!

"Furious backlash"? Who died?

The peevologists are at it again, this time in Preston. (Notice that the first person to reply to the article makes two spelling mistakes - Skitts Law in action.) Although we may not like it, councils are right to omit apostrophes from road and street signs. That way consistency lies.

Kill the Apostrophe goes too far, I think, in wanting an end to all of them, everywhere. The possessive apostrophe (John's) is unnecessary, but we probably need the omission apostrophe (we'll, don't).

Thanks to Grammar Girl for the heads-up, and to The Ridiculant for its take on this.