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St Johns Wood or St John's Wood?
The roundels are wrong.
His name is John, not Johns. Therefore, the apostrophe HAS to go between the n and the s. Any other signage is the product of illiterate designers. JOHN'S MARTIN'S In the case of plural nouns, the apostrophe always goes afterwards. So SPANIARDS' INN if it refers to more than one Spaniard, or else SPANIARD'S INN Where there is some discussion is if the given name already ends with S. Eg JAMES'S PALACE or JAMES' PALACE But never JAMES PALACE The official line is, certainly as far as the University of London is concerned where I did my studies and I am a sessional lecturer: If it's Greek, it's always S' If it's not, it's up to the individual as long as he or she is consistent throughout. Therefore, always Achilles' heel, Eros' statue, Nikolaidis' penalty shot, Stavros' kebab house, Bacchus' wine, Androcles' lion, but if it's not Greek, you can say James's Square or James' Square as long as it's consistent throughout. |
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