Andrew Fildes wrote:
>Oh yes you can!
>The removal of the apostrophe by cartographers and (here) the post
>office and local authorities is no more that a vile administrative
>policy designed to simplify style and reflect the fact that most
>employees of the relevant agencies are as illiterate as the
>communities that they serve. This is a trend that must be resisted at
>all costs. Put it in!
>I used to teach in a suburb that was illegitimately denied its
>possessive apostrophe by bureaucratic fiat and trying to convince my
>students of the error was panful - "Well, it's not on the street
>signs, is it sir?!" (Visualise sneer). It's nearly as bad as the
>decapitalisation of book titles by librarians.
>May they all roast in the other place.
>
>
Or... One could just let it go, resulting in lower blood pressure, lower
cholestrerol, more and better quality friends and a better overall life.
Nobody is being harmed, nor even getting lost.
Just a wild thought.
Moose - OMmmmmmm
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