I call it the apostrophe catastrophe. Once in the 90s, my email system would send my email with an apostrophe in the address, but would only deliver email witho

I call it the apostrophe catastrophe. Once in the 90s, my email system would send my email with an apostrophe in the address, but would only deliver email without an apostrophe in the address. The IT department told me that was "impossible" until I demonstrated it in front of him. For electronic systems, I pretend the apostrophe doesn't exist. I'll still use it in writing, but if it's going to be an entry in a database, I leave it out.