Adjudicator29 May 2002

I too think apostrophes are very important. In my opinion they can so easily be overlooked and yet they are essential. I apprecaite you bringing this to my attention. An apostrophe here and an apostrophe there can pepper a poem with pleasing punctuation. Did you know that a monk called Aloicious Thrimble invented the apostrophe in 1532 when a sycamore seed fell into his hat on a windy day. It was originally called the 'postrophe' but he was misunderstood by the clerics when he announced 'I have invented a postrophe'?