In Canada, the singing of the national anthem has been banned by a school in New Brunswick. Too controversial.
Meanwhile, across the pond, the Birmingham City Council has declared war on the apostrophe. The council said the move to ban apostrophe's from public sign's had been taken for the purpose's of consistency and to avoid cost's and confusion over whether place name's should ever take an apostrophe.
It's kind of like the Tim Hortons, Wendy's thing. Wendy has one; Tim doesn't -- and they used to be owned by the same company. Yike's!
Mr. John Richards, founder of the Apostrophe' Protection Society, characterized the decision as “absolute defeatism.”
And I could not agree more! Understanding where to place apostrophes is the characteristic of a clear-thinking mind.
Meanwhile, Martin Mullaney, of the city’s transportation scrutiny committee, said Birmingham had been phasing out apostrophe's since the 1950's.
It is my theory that for every dropped apostrophe theres an apostrophe in a place where it doesnt belong. So, it all balance's out in the end.
And thats the way the Ball bounce's.
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Thats bound to tick some people off!
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