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Apostrophe Protection Society


Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
From "The Guardian" newspaper, 7 October 2024 Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not...
Bob McCalden
Oct 20, 2024


New York Times - Is It Harris’ or Harris’s? Add a Walz, and It’s Even Trickier.
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...
Bob McCalden
Aug 11, 2024


Gerrit in t'bin
The Guardian - UK - Friday 2 August 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/02/yorkshire-apostrophe-row-raises-bigger-q...
Bob McCalden
Aug 3, 2024
North Yorkshire Council and the Missing Apostrophe
This is a selection of links to media coverage of the North Yorkshire Council decision to remove apostrophes from street signs - and the...
Bob McCalden
May 19, 2024


Butter No Parsnips!
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...
Bob McCalden
Mar 21, 2024
Newstalk National Radio - Ireland
I was interviewed on "The Moncrieff Show" on Newstalk National Radio in Ireland on 22 November. Like the Radio 5 Live interview, it was...
Bob McCalden
Dec 17, 2023
Radio 5 Live interview
Partly prompted by the St Mary's Terrace apostrophe story, I was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live's "In my opinion ..." slot. The format...
Bob McCalden
Nov 27, 2023
The Times view on an apostrophe row: What’s Not To Like?
Defenders of the apostrophe are right to admire this versatile linguistic device The Times Leading Articles Saturday November 18 2023,...
Bob McCalden
Nov 26, 2023


An apostrophe is saved!
A recent story from Hampshire, England, about an apostrophe that was dropped when the local council replaced a local road sign has caught...
Bob McCalden
Nov 25, 2023
The barbarian's are at the gate *
Further to the article in the Sunday Telegraph, the Telegraph Puzzles team followed it up with this little article extract on 4...
Bob McCalden
Sep 14, 2023
Radio 2 interview
I was interviewed by Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 programme on Monday 4 September. Here's the audio clip:
Bob McCalden
Sep 12, 2023
RTE-1 interview
I was thrilled to be interviewed live on RTE Radio1 (Ireland's national broadcaster) on Friday 8 September. Here's a link to the audio...
Bob McCalden
Sep 12, 2023
Do rogue apostrophes make your blood boil? Join the club.
The following article appeared in "Saga Exceptional" magazine on 7 September 2023. Author - Hannah Verdier https://www.exceptional.com/li...
Bob McCalden
Sep 12, 2023
All’s forgiven, apostrophe guardian tells Waterstones
The APS is back in The Times again! Here's the story published on 4 September 2023. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alls-forgiven-apos...
Bob McCalden
Sep 4, 2023


Reborn Apostrophe Society ‘will never give up defending correct usage against barbarians’
The Sunday Telegraph interviewed me and published an article on 3 September 2023. Reborn Apostrophe Society ‘will never give up defending...
Bob McCalden
Sep 3, 2023
In The Times again!
The article in The Times on 12 August finished with a question asking the APS what it had to say about do's and don'ts. I answered, and...
Bob McCalden
Aug 27, 2023


Gettin’ possessive: Let’s hear it for International Apostrophe Day!
I was excited to have been interviewed by The Washington Post yesterday, and then delighted to have this article by John Kelly published...
Bob McCalden
Aug 15, 2023


We're in "The Times"!
I'm thrilled to see that I've been mentioned in "The Times" (a leading UK newspaper) today! The article may be behind a paywall, so I'll...
Bob McCalden
Aug 12, 2023
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