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British City Gets Rid of Apostrophes

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LONDON (Jan. 31) - On the streets of Birmingham, the queen's English is now the queens English.
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Saying they are confusing and old-fashioned, officials in Birmingham, England, decide to once and for all stop using apostrophes in street signs. But grammar purists object to the move, saying the punctuation marks enrich the English language.