Friday, 9 October 2015

Apostrophe catastrophe, # 96

The charity formerly known as Citizens’ Advice Bureau has apparently been rebranded and eschews possessive apostrophes in its name, which rather implies uncertainly about the number of citizens it is willing to aid:

Link: Citizens Advice

Elsewhere (Rugby, in this case), nonsensical pre-rebrand signage sidesteps the apostrophe problem entirely:

Citizen Advice Bureau

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