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He recently added an apostrophe to his first name, now stylized as “Tre’.”

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No Apostrophes: North Yorkshire moved to phase out apostrophes from its street signs.

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The change, part of the North Yorkshire Council’s move to phase out apostrophes from its street signs, has elicited dissent in Harrogate, a Victorian spa town in northern England.

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A local authority has announced it will ban apostrophes on street signs to avoid problems with computer systems.

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“And if you really put it together, just put an apostrophe between I, M and Possible, it’s I’m possible,” he added.

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