Birmingham drops apostrophes from signs
A city is dropping apostrophes from all of its street signs, claiming they are too confusing for motorists.
Officials say signs for areas of Birmingham such as "Kings Heath" and "St Pauls Square" will be banned from featuring apostrophes.
The Birmingham bureaucrats think not adding the apostrophes could save them cash and have even claimed the move could help emergency services who rely on inputting addresses into satellite navigation quickly.
Grammatical campaigners initially accused Birmingham City Council of unnecessary dumbing down ... then they realized the signs would mostly be read by Brummies.
A council spokesperson said the apostrophes denote possessions that are no longer accurate, and are not needed.
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