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One thing I inherited from my Dad was his love of the correct use of language, and his rather pedantic intolerance of its abuse. And I feel especially protective of the apostrophe, which seems to be increasingly in peril these days.
“Ah but it makes no difference“, say some. And I have to agree that, often, they are right – the absence of an apostrophe or, worse, its unmerited presence, does not significantly impair or change meaning. But it can! What about the sign that says “Residents refuse to be left in the bin“? Well of course they do! Who wouldn’t refuse to be left in a bin? But wait! What the sign actually says is “Residents’ refuse to be left in the bin“. Now tell me that it makes no difference! All hail the Mighty Apostrophe, for it can make such a difference!! Use it, today!!!
