Signing off

A British man, irritated by the poor grammar on the sign denoting the area where he lives, decided to take matters into his own hands. Armed with a tin of black paint and a brush, he added an apostrophe so that St Johns Close in the town of Tunbridge Wells became St John's Close.
February 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
A British man, irritated by the poor grammar on the sign denoting the area where he lives, decided to take matters into his own hands. Armed with a tin of black paint and a brush, he added an apostrophe so that St Johns Close in the town of Tunbridge Wells became St John's Close. The former soldier said that good grammar is worth standing up for and vowed to continue his fight against the dastardly agents of poor English. A spokesperson for the local council said that when the signs are replaced, they will be punctuated correctly.

Related Content

  • Mobile crushing offers competitive output
    November 2, 2012
    A mobile crushing solution at an Argentine quarry is said to increase production by 100% Caminos del Mercosur found success in the mid-1990s supplying crushed rock for the construction of new roads. Recently the company has enhanced its reputation as an innovator in aggregates production and supply through the adoption of tracked crushing technology. Based in Posadas, Misiones, Argentina, it says it has modernised its production capabilities through investing in a modern, mobile crusher, the Sandvik supplie
    Read More
  • Back to front
    July 16, 2012
    A cab driver in the Northern Indian State of Rajasthan has been given a special license by the local authorities, which permits him to drive at speed in reverse. This stems from an incident when his gearbox failed in 2003 and he had to drive home in reverse. The man then decided he wanted to distinguish himself from other cab drivers by becoming an expert in reverse driving and had the gearbox of his Padmini Princess cab (based on a 1950s Fiat) reassembled so that it has four reverse and one forward gear. T
    Read More
  • Roo'd Awakening and BMW Drivers
    June 29, 2018
    A rider amongst a group of cyclists on a training run in Australia had a rather unpleasant experience. The man was cycling along a road with his team mates when a young kangaroo jumped out from the road side and collided with him, knocking him from his bicycle. Although he was riding at speed at the time, he was not seriously hurt and as one of his team mates filmed the incident, will have video footage to better remember the incident by. The feelings of the kangaroo over the incident were not recorded.
    Read More
  • A history lesson in private public partnerships
    February 15, 2012
    Michel Démarre gives some historical insights into public-private partnerships conceived to implement urban infrastructure projects, a concept that surprisingly dates back to as early as the 13th century!
    Read More

Highlighted Content