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Welcome to the April 2026 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society If you're a new member, you've already had a personal welcome — but let me say it again: Welcome! And to all our long-standing members, thank you, as always, for your continued support. APS Website - Updated home page and Rogues' Gallery I've made a few changes to the website homepage over the last few weeks, aiming to bring it to life a bit more with additional content and previews. If you can spare

This article was published in the University of Minnesota Retirees Association newsletter, Spring 2026.

This story in the "Yountville Sun" (a town in northern California) shows the importance of apostrophe placement in a wine-based legal dispute. https://yountvillesun.com/the-apostrophe/ The apostrophe By Richard Puntillo September 11, 2025 In this piece, I want to tell a true story of the importance of the apostrophe. Indeed, the exact placement of an apostrophe was central to a decision of the California Supreme Court. The story begins some 50 years ago in Paris at the inte

For those of you not familiar with it, Countdown is a much loved British TV game show involving word and mathematical tasks. It's been running since 1982, currently on its 92nd series! One of the regular co-presenters is the lexicographer Susie Dent. On the show broadcast on 23 March 2026, she stated: "There is an Apostrophe Protection Society and I kind of secretly admire them." It might only be a small mention, but from Susie Dent it's a big moment! And, very importantly, i

There is quite a good article on the apostrophe on RTE's website (RTE is the national radio broadcaster in Ireland).The article, updated in January this year, also has a link to an interview I did on RTE back in September 2023, so it's doubly worth having a look at. Here's an extract of the article to set the scene: Analysis: This little piece of punctuation has been labelled 'aberrant', 'troublesome' and 'ambivalent' and is regularly embarrassed in public places By Deborah T

Welcome to the January 2026 newsletter If you're a new member, you've already had a personal welcome — but let me say it again: Welcome! And to all our long-standing members, thank you, as always, for your continued support. ­ Apostrophes in the media There have been a few media references to the APS over the last couple of months. As an example of how interest in the APS and the apostrophe is spread across the English-speaking world, I was contacted by the Hindustan Times (t

As an example of how interest in the APS and the apostrophe is spread over the English-speaking world, I was contacted by the Hindustan Times (the second largest English language newspaper in India). They interviewed me about the APS, and subsequently printed an article back in September last year.

Welcome to the October 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society . If you’re a new member, you’ve already had a personal welcome — but let me say it again: Welcome! And to all our long-standing members, thank you, as always, for your continued support. Apostrophes in the media There's been very little media coverage of apostrophes since the last newsletter. I'd like to think that this is because everyone now knows how to use them correctly, and that no further e

Welcome to the July 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society . If you’re a new member, you’ve already had a personal...

Dear members, Welcome to the April 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. If you're a new member, I've already welcomed...

Dear members, Welcome to the January 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. I wish you a very happy New Year - may your...

Brian Bilston is a brilliant and very clever poet. Here's a punctuation poem example for you:

Dear members, Welcome to the October 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. As always, thank you for being members and...

From "The Guardian" newspaper, 7 October 2024 Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not...

This story appeared in The New York Times on August 10, 2024 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/10/us/harris-walz-apostrophe-possessive.html...

The Guardian - UK - Friday 2 August 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/02/yorkshire-apostrophe-row-raises-bigger-q...

Dear members, Welcome to the July 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. As always, thank you for being members and for...

This is a selection of links to media coverage of the North Yorkshire Council decision to remove apostrophes from street signs - and the...

Dear members, Welcome to the May 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. As always, thank you for being members and for...

Dear members, Welcome to the April 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. As always, thank you for being members and for...

They say that "Fine words butter no parsnips". But I was delighted to talk at length recently with the team behind the popular Butter No...

Dear members, Welcome to the February 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society! As always, thank you for being members and...

I was interviewed on "The Moncrieff Show" on Newstalk National Radio in Ireland on 22 November. Like the Radio 5 Live interview, it was...

Dear members, Welcome to the December newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society! As always, thank you for being members and for...