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Apostrophe Protection Society
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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
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


October Newsletter
Dear APS members, As always, I'm pleased to welcome all our new members this month to the Apostrophe Protection Society, and to once...
Bob McCalden
Oct 9, 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


September Newsletter
Dear APS members, Once again, I'm delighted to welcome all our new members this month to the Apostrophe Protection Society, and to warmly...
Bob McCalden
Sep 11, 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 5, 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


August Newsletter
Dear APS members, As always, I'm thrilled to welcome all our new members this month to the Apostrophe Protection Society, and to warmly...
Bob McCalden
Aug 14, 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


July Newsletter
Dear APS members, Once again, I'm delighted to welcome all the new members to the Apostrophe Protection Society, and to warmly thank...
Bob McCalden
Jul 11, 2023


May newsletter
Dear APS members, I'm delighted once again to welcome all the new members to the Apostrophe Protection Society, and to warmly thank...
Bob McCalden
May 9, 2023


April newsletter
Once again, welcome to our new members over the last month, and thank you to all our existing members for being there. I'm delighted to...
Bob McCalden
Apr 8, 2023


Welcome to our new store!
We have a brand new APS Store page for you, containing links to a variety of products related to apostrophes, punctuation and other...
Bob McCalden
Mar 10, 2023


March newsletter
Dear members, First, a very warm welcome to our new members this month - thank you for joining, and thank you for your support. Then, to...
Bob McCalden
Mar 4, 2023


Successful correction!
I spotted this howler in a news feed from The Mirror newspaper in the UK. I emailed their news desk and media teams about this and they...
Bob McCalden
Feb 18, 2023


Newsletter!
Dear APS members, It's so exciting to be able to write "Dear APS members" for the very first time! Since opening up the Apostrophe...
Bob McCalden
Jan 30, 2023




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