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If you want another example we have down this way "Clark, =
Clarks, Clark's, Clarkes, Clarke's Harbour." I think most people will =
spell it "Clarke's" Harbour, but I have heard it said that the name of =
the man it is named after was a man named "Clark."
Roland.
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From: James W. Wolford=20
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 2:35 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] Peter or Peters vs. Peter's Island
To me the issue of the APOSTROPHE and its imminent extinction is a =
BIGGY. Regarding place-names, I believe that not only is there a =
grammar sub-issue, but the dropping of the apostrophe carries with it =
the dropping of heritage information that mnight prove to be difficult =
or impossible to regain as time goes by. I think the Royal Geographical =
Society rules are in there somewhere, and once I heard that map-readers =
can get confused when an apostrophe might look like an isle/small =
island.=20
Perhaps this can all be discussed later by those of us to whom this is =
not trivial?
My inclination, along with my own grammar rules (personal ones that =
make sense to me), for questionable place names, like Starr's Point east =
of Port Williams, is to put the apostrophe in whenever my guess is that =
one is deserved. =20
One case where I was wrong, and no longer use an apostrophe, is for =
Noggins Corner Farm-market at Greenwich.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.
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From: Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan <andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: July 10, 2008 11:13:30 AM ADT
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Peter or Peters Island
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Thanks to those who replied. When in doubt, I always will go with =
the best local knowledge I can get. It is interesting, however, that =
some local websites refer to it as Peter Island, others Peters Island, =
and still others Peter's Island.
Andy
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want another example we have down this way "Clark, Clarks, Clark's, =
Clarkes,=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Roland.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Peter or =
Peters vs.=20
Peter's Island</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>To me the issue of the APOSTROPHE and its imminent =
extinction=20
is a BIGGY. Regarding place-names, I believe that not only is =
there a=20
grammar sub-issue, but the dropping of the apostrophe carries with it =
the=20
dropping of heritage information that mnight prove to be difficult or=20
impossible to regain as time goes by. I think the Royal =
Geographical=20
Society rules are in there somewhere, and once I heard that =
map-readers can=20
get confused when an apostrophe might look like an isle/small =
island.
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Perhaps this can all be discussed later by those of us to whom =
this is=20
not trivial?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>My inclination, along with my own grammar rules (personal ones =
that make=20
sense to me), for questionable place names, like Starr's Point east of =
Port=20
Williams, is to put the apostrophe in whenever my guess is that one is =
deserved. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>One case where I was wrong, and no longer use an apostrophe, is =
for=20
Noggins Corner Farm-market at Greenwich.</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.<BR>
<DIV><BR>
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[NatureNS] Peter=20
or Peters Island</B></FONT></DIV>
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doubt, I always will go with the best local knowledge I can =
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Island,=20
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