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Welcome to the April 2026 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. APS Website - Updated home page and Rogues' Gallery I've made a few changes to the website homepage over the last few weeks, aiming to bring it to life a bit more with additional content and previews. If you can spare

This article was published in the University of Minnesota Retirees Association newsletter, Spring 2026.

This story in the "Yountville Sun" (a town in northern California) shows the importance of apostrophe placement in a wine-based legal dispute. https://yountvillesun.com/the-apostrophe/ The apostrophe By Richard Puntillo September 11, 2025 In this piece, I want to tell a true story of the importance of the apostrophe. Indeed, the exact placement of an apostrophe was central to a decision of the California Supreme Court. The story begins some 50 years ago in Paris at the inte

For those of you not familiar with it, Countdown is a much loved British TV game show involving word and mathematical tasks. It's been running since 1982, currently on its 92nd series! One of the regular co-presenters is the lexicographer Susie Dent. On the show broadcast on 23 March 2026, she stated: "There is an Apostrophe Protection Society and I kind of secretly admire them." It might only be a small mention, but from Susie Dent it's a big moment! And, very importantly, i

There is quite a good article on the apostrophe on RTE's website (RTE is the national radio broadcaster in Ireland).The article, updated in January this year, also has a link to an interview I did on RTE back in September 2023, so it's doubly worth having a look at. Here's an extract of the article to set the scene: Analysis: This little piece of punctuation has been labelled 'aberrant', 'troublesome' and 'ambivalent' and is regularly embarrassed in public places By Deborah T

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

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.

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

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