"Peter Vos" typed

Now yer bein' churlish.... Edgware ROAD and Liverpool STREET

I think the proclivity for abbr. is a cultural thing. In the US we
abbr. everything. It's not New York City... it's New York.. or The
City. It's not Washington D.C. ... its DC. It's not the United States
of America .... it's the US. We don't watch television, but we love
our TV. We don't abuse prisoners at Guantanamo Bay... we hold em at
Gitmo. etc etc.

Abbreviation is fine if it does not induce ambiguity, or mislead.

I repeat: Edgware ROAD is NOT Edgware and I have had to reassure
concerned friends that I was many miles from any bombs.

Liverpool Street is NOT Liverpool.

Tottenham Court Road is NOT Tottenham. Abbreviate the former as 'TCR'
and I'm happy; abbreviate it as 'Tottenham' and you're LOST!

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.