Apostrophe Protection Society

The Apostrophe Protection Society is a UK society that has "the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark".[1] It was founded in 2001 by John Richards, a retired sub-editor, in response to his observations of widespread incorrect use of the apostrophe.

The website includes many claimed examples of apostrophe "abuse"; it says it is intended to help correct, rather than chide, offenders. Richards says he has a standard, polite letter that explains the basic rules for apostrophe use, which he sends to supporters to forward on to offending businesses and other organisations.[2]

In 2001, Richards won an Ig Nobel Prize for "his efforts to protect, promote, and defend the differences between plural and possessive".[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Apostrophe Protection Society
  2. ↑ Kovacs, Zoltan (16 October 2010), "English speakers split over a squiggle", The West Australian, p. 48
  3. ↑ "Winners of the Ig Nobel Prize". Improbable Research. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 2010-10-17.


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