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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 5, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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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