Devon street-namers ban the apostrophe

Sarah Coles

Updated

The apostrophe is a surprisingly baffling punctuation mark - throwing thousands of schoolchildren and greengrocers into a frenzy of indecision. Now Mid Devon District Council has decided to bring the confusion to an end - and is banning apostrophes in street names.

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