A local government in England is eliminating apostrophes from street signs
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
The “problematic punctuation point” messes up geographical databases. [bbc.com]
The writer Damon Knight said the apostrophe should simply be eliminated from the English language; it serves no purpose other than to make intelligent people look stupid.
You’re now going to tell me that the apostrophe denotes possession. No, it doesn’t.