@bOtM to Europe • 1 month agoGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval - Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in Germanwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square0arrow-up11arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: hackernews
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGermans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval - Linguistic body has relaxed rules on use of apostrophe to show possession, not traditionally correct in Germanwww.theguardian.com@bOtM to Europe • 1 month agomessage-square0file-textcross-posted to: hackernews
