Mrs Redboots wrote:
Richard J. wrote to uk.transport.london on Sun, 31 Oct 2004:


Makes me want to go armed with big stickers reading "St Giles'
Circus" and correct the name of the station once and for all!

I didn't know there was more than one saint called Gile.

Er - hello? The OP was entirely correct in his usage of the
apostrophe there - if you have a name ending with "S", and wish to
denote something belonging to the bearer of that name, the
apostrophe goes after it. James' shoes, Thomas' gloves.....

Er, no. James's, Thomas's. Go and read Eats, Shoots & Leaves again.

Mind you, it is arguable that, as the Circus doesn't actually
belong to St Giles, he doesn't need an apostrophe.....

.... which I think is the official view also. (St Giles High Street is
certainly spelt that way. Not sure about the Circus, which doesn't seem
to have an official existence.)
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Richard J.
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