John B wrote:
wrote:
Mark Brader wrote:
Although, the anomalies on the Underground are curious!
Have a look at the following, PLACE / Station name anomalies:
EARLS COURT / Earl's Court
COLLIER'S WOOD / Colliers Wood
ST. JOHN'S WOOD / St. Johns Wood
In the foregoing, all except Earl's Court, the Underground station has
omitted a necessary apostrophe.
Just out of interest, where did you get the capitalised place names
from? Merton Council spells Colliers Wood without an apostrophe. And
Westminster Council spells St John's Wood both ways (as does LUL).
I got it from my Geographer's A to Z.
And, also:
BARONS COURT / Barons Court (not so much an anomaly as simply both
being wrong, with the absence of an apostrophe)
PARSONS GREEN / Parsons Green (ditto)
"To court" is a verb, and barons is a legitimate plural...having
"green" as a verb would be pushing it a bit, though.
John, I think you misunderstand the purpose of the apostrophe. The
Court is the Court of the Earl, hence Earl' Court; likewise the Green
is that of the Parson, hence Parson's Green. They are both nouns.
Whether Baron is singular or plural (Barons), either requires an
apostrophe!
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John Band
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Marc.