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  • 2 years ago
Apostrophe amongst other punctuation will not be included when street signs are replaced. Therefore St Mary's Walk is St Marys Walk to not confuse computer systems.
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00:00Signs with punctuation are confusing our computer systems so they're set to be
00:06scrapped. Do you enjoy a bit of grammar policing? Well if you do or you're very
00:12keen on crossing your t's, dotting your i's, you may be disturbed to see a new
00:17road sign in Harrogate where North Yorkshire Council, along with other
00:22councils across the country, have ruled that new street signs when they're
00:27replaced they will be without an apostrophe or any other punctuation
00:32like hyphens and commas because it impacts computerized systems. Let us know
00:38your views.
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