UK Addresses The Threat Of Weapons Of Mis-Punctuation

5 Responses to UK Addresses The Threat Of Weapons Of Mis-Punctuation

1. Andy Oz says:

   March 15, 2013 at 12:45 pm

   First they came for the punctuation, and I didn’t speak up for them.
   Then they came for the numbers, and I didn’t speak up for them.
   Then they came for the words, and still I didn’t speak up for them.
   Then they came for me.

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2. tckev says:

   March 15, 2013 at 5:24 pm

   “If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.”
   Doug Larson

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3. henrythethird says:

   March 16, 2013 at 6:25 am

   Caption from their main picture:

   “…The removal of apostrophes was meant to avoid confusion. Many signs in public areas betray a failure to understand how they should be use (sic)…”

   What they have there is a failure to communicate…

   Wasn’t just them, though:

   “…From now on, no sign produced by Birmingham City Council will contain the punctuation mark…”

   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4388343/Apostrophes-abolished-by-council.html

   “…Preston City Council has joined Birmingham City Council in banning their use on street signs, saying they “can cause confusion among residents, and also increase the risk of inconsistency and error”…”

   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/6136541/Apostrophes-dropped-by-Preston-City-Council.html

   “…Wakefield Council in West Yorkshire said that it did not include the punctuation mark on road signs “to avoid confusion”, even where the name was intended to take the possessive…”

   http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/4602491/Second-council-bans-apostrophes-in-street-signs.html

   Sounds like their Apostrophe Protection Society isn’t working out.

   http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/

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4. Penny Robinson Fan Club says:

   March 16, 2013 at 5:33 pm

   Oldthinker unbellyfeel Newspeak!

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5. johnbuk says:

   March 16, 2013 at 9:01 pm

   The trouble is that over here in the UK, the current meme is “fairness”. So for the past decade or so to achieve the socialist aim of “everyone must have prizes” education has been dumbed down to such an extent that no-one understands apostrophes, words with more than two syllables, or anything that doesn’t appear on the early evening TV soaps. Most people now speak as if they were either born in the West Indies or the East End of London. Strangely enough employers are somewhat unimpressed.

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