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RE: Petty?
May 15, 2015 at 2:50 pm
(May 15, 2015 at 2:08 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: It is bad grammar for what they originally intended with it. It should have been "Bangay's Way," not "Bangays Way." Everyone who cares about grammar should be displeased with the original name. Are those who name things there illiterate fools?
While I agree completely, it's not unknown and, in fact, probably the norm. Round here we have a Princes Avenue and the aforementioned Balls Hill.
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RE: Petty?
May 16, 2015 at 1:01 am
(This post was last modified: May 16, 2015 at 1:02 am by Regina.)
I think I read that they no longer put apostraphes on street names in the UK. Not entirely sure what the reason is though
Actually I think the only punctuation they'll actually put on them are these - dash marks if a name is double barrelled or if it's a cul-de-sac
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