Residents' fury: Council bans apostrophes from road signs

[matt.ant]

[B]Residents' fury as council bans APOSTROPHES from street signs 'to avoid confusion'
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- Mid Devon District Council says no new signs can contain apostrophes
- Argues they could cause 'confusion' in an emergency situation
- Won't change existing signs such as Beck's Square and Blundell's Avenue
- Local proofreader Mary De Vere Taylor slams move as 'backward step'

[URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2293868/Residents-fury-council-bans-APOSTROPHES-street-signs-avoid-confusion.html[/URL]

[Onion836]

If apostrophes really confuse someone that much, they probably deserve to get in an accident.

[entertainer89]

This just in : There is now only one variation of there. It's there car, The car is over there. We have also remove any variants of 2 , two, too and to so as to avoid any confusion.

there are 3 types of cars 2 see in in there driveway. 2 are red and there is a grey one 2.

[Trumple]

[QUOTE=entertainer89;39924390]This just in : There is now only one variation of there. It's there car, The car is over there. We have also remove any variants of 2 , two, too and to so as to avoid any confusion.

there are 3 types of cars 2 see in in there driveway. 2 are red and there is a grey one 2.[/QUOTE]

there 2 confusing can be go back 2 using proper words please?

There we go

[IPK]

Next thing they do is ban signs completely :v:

[Broguts]

[QUOTE=entertainer89;39924390]This just in : There is now only one variation of there.[/QUOTE]

You mean like almost any language ever?

[Elecbullet]

[QUOTE=Broguts;39924710]You mean like almost any language ever?[/QUOTE]

I'm sure that every language has awkward oddities that, one can moan, only apply to that language.

[Hawkthorne]

Not sure I have enough spare time or effort in each day to really give a fuck. But hey, that's just me.

[Awesomecaek]

hey there's a comma on the top of the line that probably means I need to stand on my head to read it properly

[Zephyrs]

[QUOTE=entertainer89;39924390]This just in : There is now only one variation of there. It's there car, The car is over there. We have also remove any variants of 2 , two, too and to so as to avoid any confusion.

there are 3 types of cars 2 see in in there driveway. 2 are red and there is a grey one 2.[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BywGu_rjZj4[/media]

and the followup

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsSeRoyCLCI[/media]