Yorkshire Dialect Society wants apology from council for anti-litter poster that should have read ‘Gerrit in t’bin’
It wasn’t just a misplaced apostrophe, it was a misplaced Yorkshire apostrophe that caused the furore. “Gerrit in’t bin,” said the new municipal anti-litter posters. “Tha what?” came the chorus of complaints.
But a misplaced apostrophe row involving North Yorkshire council has raised a bigger question: do we even need apostrophes?