between plural and possessive". In December 2019, when Richards was 95, he announced that the society was shutting down, saying that, despite its efforts, "fewer organisations and individuals are now caring about the correct use of the apostrophe". John Richards died on 30 March 2021, aged 97. A tribute appeared on the legacy Apostrophe Protection Society website. The ownership of the Apostrophe Protection Society and its website transferred to Bob McCalden on 5 February 2022. See also The "Blog" of "Unnecessary" Quotation Marks External links References 2001 establishments in the United Kingdom Non-profit organisations based in the United Kingdom Organizations established in 2001 Punctuation of English