Teh One Who Knocks
04-03-2017, 11:22 AM
Toby Meyjes for Metro.co.uk
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Bad punctuation can drive people mad but there aren’t many who would go to the lengths of this man to correct it.
The self-proclaimed ‘grammar vigilante’ has been secretly correcting bad punctuation on street signs and shop fronts in Bristol for the past 13 years.
The anonymous crusader carries out his work in the dead of night using the ‘Apostrophiser’ – a tool he created for the task.
Speaking to the BBC, he explained that apostrophes are his speciality.
‘I do think it’s a cause worth pursuing,’ he said.
‘I have felt extremely nervous, my heart has been thumping.’
Asked whether he felt it was a crime, he added: ‘It’s more of a crime to have the apostrophes wrong in the first place.’
His story was featured on BBC Breakfast, and people have been quick to point out grammar that they feel needs correcting.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast">@BBCBreakfast</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/apostrophiser?src=hash">#apostrophiser</a> spotted in a Plymouth social club. <a href="https://t.co/gShO9BO9Eu">pic.twitter.com/gShO9BO9Eu</a></p>— Richard Chaplin (@chappersrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/chappersrich/status/848785963564367872">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are talking about grammar today. Does is make you mad? I once added this apostrophe in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd">@WestHamUtd</a> dressing room <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apostrophiser?src=hash">#Apostrophiser</a> <a href="https://t.co/NviYErdU1v">pic.twitter.com/NviYErdU1v</a></p>— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/848773319302279168">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> would have had his work cut out with this one from a couple of years ago <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/punctuation?src=hash">#punctuation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spelling?src=hash">#spelling</a> <a href="https://t.co/SuZYavU7m6">pic.twitter.com/SuZYavU7m6</a></p>— Sally (@SallyTrousers) <a href="https://twitter.com/SallyTrousers/status/848801037934874624">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbcradio4?src=hash">#bbcradio4</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> this is one of my favourites! <a href="https://t.co/Rj3SgVryzC">pic.twitter.com/Rj3SgVryzC</a></p>— Linda (@linfamhp) <a href="https://twitter.com/linfamhp/status/848802770215948289">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> should have been here at Xmas <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast">@BBCBreakfast</a> <a href="https://t.co/7oRwiWyrdC">pic.twitter.com/7oRwiWyrdC</a></p>— Lisa (@Lisa_M_Wells) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_M_Wells/status/848805123077935105">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBC_HaveYourSay">@BBC_HaveYourSay</a> This sign in my town used to make me itch. Is the Grammar Vigilante recruiting? <a href="https://t.co/q8ECssDjW3">pic.twitter.com/q8ECssDjW3</a></p>— Katy Bovaird (@KatyBovaird) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatyBovaird/status/848802048112025602">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Bad punctuation can drive people mad but there aren’t many who would go to the lengths of this man to correct it.
The self-proclaimed ‘grammar vigilante’ has been secretly correcting bad punctuation on street signs and shop fronts in Bristol for the past 13 years.
The anonymous crusader carries out his work in the dead of night using the ‘Apostrophiser’ – a tool he created for the task.
Speaking to the BBC, he explained that apostrophes are his speciality.
‘I do think it’s a cause worth pursuing,’ he said.
‘I have felt extremely nervous, my heart has been thumping.’
Asked whether he felt it was a crime, he added: ‘It’s more of a crime to have the apostrophes wrong in the first place.’
His story was featured on BBC Breakfast, and people have been quick to point out grammar that they feel needs correcting.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast">@BBCBreakfast</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/apostrophiser?src=hash">#apostrophiser</a> spotted in a Plymouth social club. <a href="https://t.co/gShO9BO9Eu">pic.twitter.com/gShO9BO9Eu</a></p>— Richard Chaplin (@chappersrich) <a href="https://twitter.com/chappersrich/status/848785963564367872">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We are talking about grammar today. Does is make you mad? I once added this apostrophe in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WestHamUtd">@WestHamUtd</a> dressing room <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apostrophiser?src=hash">#Apostrophiser</a> <a href="https://t.co/NviYErdU1v">pic.twitter.com/NviYErdU1v</a></p>— Dan Walker (@mrdanwalker) <a href="https://twitter.com/mrdanwalker/status/848773319302279168">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> would have had his work cut out with this one from a couple of years ago <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/punctuation?src=hash">#punctuation</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spelling?src=hash">#spelling</a> <a href="https://t.co/SuZYavU7m6">pic.twitter.com/SuZYavU7m6</a></p>— Sally (@SallyTrousers) <a href="https://twitter.com/SallyTrousers/status/848801037934874624">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbcradio4?src=hash">#bbcradio4</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> this is one of my favourites! <a href="https://t.co/Rj3SgVryzC">pic.twitter.com/Rj3SgVryzC</a></p>— Linda (@linfamhp) <a href="https://twitter.com/linfamhp/status/848802770215948289">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/grammarvigilante?src=hash">#grammarvigilante</a> should have been here at Xmas <a href="https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast">@BBCBreakfast</a> <a href="https://t.co/7oRwiWyrdC">pic.twitter.com/7oRwiWyrdC</a></p>— Lisa (@Lisa_M_Wells) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_M_Wells/status/848805123077935105">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/BBC_HaveYourSay">@BBC_HaveYourSay</a> This sign in my town used to make me itch. Is the Grammar Vigilante recruiting? <a href="https://t.co/q8ECssDjW3">pic.twitter.com/q8ECssDjW3</a></p>— Katy Bovaird (@KatyBovaird) <a href="https://twitter.com/KatyBovaird/status/848802048112025602">April 3, 2017</a></blockquote><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>