Kate Burridge and Peter Clarke explore the erratic history, contentious present and far-from-certain future of this tricky piece of punctuation. Interview originally appeared on the Inside Story website, 14 September 2016.

No need to be possessive about apostrophes (Inside Story)

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No need to be possessive about apostrophes (Inside Story)

No need to be possessive about apostrophes (Inside Story)