For nearly two decades, John Richards dedicated his life to protecting an endangered species: the correctly placed apostrophe. Now, he's given up.
For nearly two decades, John Richards dedicated his life to protecting an endangered species: the correctly placed apostrophe.
Initially, the society counted just two members: Richards and his son, Stephen. The response to the form letters was lacklustre, and one butcher summed up the prevailing ethos when he toldRichards told the paper that in its first few weeks of existence, the group claimed only one victory, which was getting a local library to correct its sign for "CD's".published an article about his quixotic crusade, Richards developed a small but devoted following.
In 2013, Richards and the Apostrophe Protection Society scored a major coup when the Mid Devon District Council reversed its decision to ban apostrophes from all street signs. The government body had claimed that GPS devices would melt down when confronted by the punctuation mark, an argument that Richards deemed "appalling".
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