BBC Breakfast hit with 'hundreds' of complaints as host forced to apologise

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BBC Breakfast host Jon Kay was left to issue an apology after the show was inundated with 'hundreds' of complaints. He revealed that today's programme had received a deluge of emails from disgruntled viewers.The uproar was sparked by a segment discussing a Yorkshire council's decision to drop apostrophes from street signs, which Sally Nugent reported was due to the punctuation marks "confusing computer systems", leading to widespread bewilderment across the nation.One local was so incensed by the grammatical gaffe that he took matters into his own hands, armed with a marker pen to correct the signs, but this wasn't the end of the controversy.

Later in the show, Nina Warhurst concluded her report on the ongoing train strikes and encouraged viewers to share their thoughts with BBC Breakfast.However, Jon quipped: "Sorry - there's no room in the inbox Nina.

We're filled with punctuation problems." He continued: "Oh, my goodness. Hundreds and hundreds of messages about apostrophes coming in.

We will read some later.", reports the Mirror. Sally chimed in with a nervous: "I'm slightly scared."The debate even spilled over onto social media, where one user humorously commented: "Not sure why we're all worried about AI taking over, when according to @NorthYorkshireCountyCouncil computers can't even cope with apostrophes!".Another said: "@BBCBreakfast Why oh why is putting an apostrophe in its correct place to indicate possession or plural so difficult?