The Metropolis

The tragic tale of Waterstones' apostrophe, in their own words

Mike Pollitt | Friday 13 January, 2012 11:21

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I don’t know who’s running the Twitter account for Waterstones Oxford St. I only know that I like their style.

My prediction: neither apostrophes nor Waterstones will exist in 15 years time.

Snipe – Five grammatical rules technology is destroying
The Guardian – So, Waterstones – no apostrophe? Hey, no catastrophe

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