I'd take up the banner

[novapsyche]

'Punctuation hero' branded a vandal for painting apostrophes on street signs

Mr Gatward, who served for four years in the Gordon Highlanders in the 1960s, is not just a campaigner for the apostrophe. He will not join the 'five items or less' queue at the supermarket, in protest that the sign should read 'five items or fewer'.

He also gets annoyed when people-neglect the 'Royal' in 'Royal Tunbridge Wells', and was vexed when he saw a major chain store advertising sales with signs saying 'until stocks last' rather than 'while stocks last'.

I also am dismayed when I see "X items or less" in supermarkets. Usually I just sigh and get in line, though.

"Until stocks last" doesn't make a lick of sense.