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Radio Ulster,1 min

An apostrophe in the wrong place costs a local council twelve hundred pounds

Good Morning Ulster

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A misplaced apostrophe has cost Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon council almost TWELVE HUNDRED pounds. a theatrical version of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations took place in Banbridge last month BUT it was an advertising billboard for the play that caused quite a stir on social media .... when the apostrophe was placed before the S in Dickens instead of after. The council then reprinted all of the posters and flyers at considerable cost. Money well spent for the sake of good grammar OR a complete waste of council funds? Let's hear what spelling expert Harry Mount thinks.

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