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Apostrophe Protection Society
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January 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to the January 2026 newsletter If you're a new member, you've already had a personal welcome — but let me say it again: Welcome! And to all our long-standing members, thank you, as always, for your continued support. Apostrophes in the media There have been a few media references to the APS over the last couple of months. As an example of how interest in the APS and the apostrophe is spread across the English-speaking world, I was contacted by the Hindustan Times (t
Bob McCalden
Jan 31


Hindustan Times
As an example of how interest in the APS and the apostrophe is spread over the English-speaking world, I was contacted by the Hindustan Times (the second largest English language newspaper in India). They interviewed me about the APS, and subsequently printed an article back in September last year.
Bob McCalden
Jan 31


October 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the October 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society . If you’re a new member, you’ve already had a personal welcome — but let me say it again: Welcome! And to all our long-standing members, thank you, as always, for your continued support. Apostrophes in the media There's been very little media coverage of apostrophes since the last newsletter. I'd like to think that this is because everyone now knows how to use them correctly, and that no further e
Bob McCalden
Oct 23, 2025


July 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the July 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society . If you’re a new member, you’ve already had a personal...
Bob McCalden
Jul 29, 2025


April 2025 Newsletter
Dear members, Welcome to the April 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. If you're a new member, I've already welcomed...
Bob McCalden
Apr 6, 2025


January 2025 Newsletter
Dear members, Welcome to the January 2025 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. I wish you a very happy New Year - may your...
Bob McCalden
Jan 2, 2025


Slow Puncture - by Brian Bilston
Brian Bilston is a brilliant and very clever poet. Here's a punctuation poem example for you:
Bob McCalden
Nov 1, 2024


October 2024 Newsletter
Dear members, Welcome to the October 2024 newsletter from the Apostrophe Protection Society. As always, thank you for being members and...
Bob McCalden
Oct 20, 2024


Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval
From "The Guardian" newspaper, 7 October 2024 Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not...
Bob McCalden
Oct 20, 2024
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