A who campaigned for use of the apostrophe has quit his decades- battle. John Richards, 96, started the Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001. He wrote: "Fewer and individuals are caring about the use of the apostrophe in English. We have done our best, but the and laziness present in times have won." He said people supported him, "but the have won".
Mr Richards started the society after seeing the " mistakes over and over ". He hoped some people would join , but he received support and from all over the . His biggest beef was people not using the apostrophe at . He criticised big companies for . In the UK, Lloyds Bank stopped using the apostrophe in name. Mr Richards may be with the burger McDonald's but not with Starbucks.