"OG" wrote in message
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"Graeme" wrote in message
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In message , Arfa Daily
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"WE HAVE MOVED A CROSSED THE ROAD"

It's enough to make you weep ...

I'm a sub postmaster, and often see letters addressed to Mr Jone's, Mr
Smither's etc.

The 'correct language' pedants would say that's the correct usage.
"Jones" means "of John", so for the deep dyed pedants who complain about
getting rid of apostrophies in place names, "Jone's" should be the
preferred form.

or even 'apostrophes'