Cambridge: the return of the apostrophe

Cambridge: the return of the apostrophe

This blog recently reported on the removal of apostrophes – and other punctuation – in street names by Cambridge City Council as they “could lead to mistakes, particularly for emergency services” (posts passim).

Some heartening news now arrives courtesy of Private Eye on the response of Cantabrigians to their illiterate local authority.

screenshot from Private Eye

It just goes to show that one cannot keep good pedants down.

Author: Steve Woods

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