Youve Heard of the Oxford Comma
Cambridge has a new punctuation rule. Well, not Cambridge University, but rather Cambridge, England, City Council. “This is a regrettable erosion of the quality of the English language, and such a departure in a city as highly educated as Cambridge is even more regrettable,” complained council member John Hipkin. The new rule forbids the use of apostrophes in naming streets. “It was decided potential confusion over incorrectly punctuated street names meant we wouldnt use punctuation anymore,” said Nick Milne, whos in charge of street naming for the council. The rule doesnt apply to existing street names — nor to the name “Queens’ College, Cambridge,” in which the apostrophes placement makes the word plural: two queens founded the college in the 1400s. (AC/Cambridge News) ...We aren’t amused.Original Publication Date: 26 January 2014
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 20.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 20.
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