Was started in 2001 by John Richards, now its Chairman, with the specific aim of preserving the correct use of this currently much abused punctuation mark in all forms of text written in the English language. The Apostrophe Protection Society,. 23 Vauxhall Road, Boston, Lincs. Please use the navigation buttons above or the Search Box alongside to explore the APS site.

This is a selection of articles I have written on English language issues, mostly as a result of questions that kept coming up in various places about correct usage of apostrophes and suchlike. Rules for correct use of apostrophes. In grammar, punctuation or spelling. Things people believe to be poor English, but which are in fact fine.

NAPLAN Help With Grammar and Punctuation. Great English web sites for all students. On January 31, 2009. The Norton Anthology website includes live readings of some of the most influential poems and stories in English literature since the Middle Ages, including an audio reading of Dulce Et Decorum Est and Beowulf. On January 23, 2009. For My Brother, On His Birthday.

Welcome to the web home of Anita Legsdin. Family name of Latvian origin. Diacritical marks have been removed for ease in viewing. Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.

The Media School, Bournemouth University. Friday, July 17, 2009. If you are looking for me, I have moved home. Saturday, May 03, 2008. Sometimes in this era of commercialised education, in this era when a university degree is a product sold over the counter to those willing to pay, we forget how difficult it can be for some students. Oh yes, she was told. BU was always glad to help. This meant she had to raise nearly.

A cruise around the lowlights, lowlifes and utterpointlessnesses of the internet. Friday, March 29, 2013. The result is this list, which is now undoubtedly out of date, as is the article I wrote about it at the time. And my stand-up comedy on www.