Yorkshire apostrophe fans demand road signs with nowt taken out
"Council says punctuation mark must go to suit computer databases, but grammar purists see signs of falling standards"
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/may/05/north-yorkshires-dropped-apostrophe-for-street-signs-upsets-residents
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@linguistics Falling or would the word 'plummeting' be more appropriate?
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