Thread: Birmingham drops apostrophes
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Old 01-30-2009, 10:00 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by DixieGal View Post
Speaking as a local authority on the subject, we dropped the apostrophe in Bham long ago, without the need for city council codification. I blame texting, because typing the whole 10 letters gives you thumb cramps.
I blame it on the fact that you live there. I find it amusing that you live in a town called "Bham". "Thwack" or "Thud" might be better, but "Bham" is good enough.
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