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...
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Bob McCalden
- 4 days ago
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,...
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Bob McCalden
- 5 days ago
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 14
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 12
Radio 2 interview
I was interviewed by Jeremy Vine on his BBC Radio 2 programme on Monday 4 September. Here's the audio clip:
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 12
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 12
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 3
All’s forgiven, apostrophe guardian tells Waterstones
The APS is back in The Times again! Here's the story published on 4 September 2023. All’s forgiven, apostrophe guardian tells Waterstones...
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Bob McCalden
- Sep 3
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Aug 27
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Aug 15
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...
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Bob McCalden
- Aug 12
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...
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