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Index of Subjects --Boundary_(ID_6Z3pf+YjzpkNAul6T20xbQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Dave, I agree with you. The authority (probably actually a low-level clerk =20= or draftsman) sometimes assigns a name not even used by locals. There =20= also is a phobia against possessives in place names. That may be what =20= is behind the desire to use Peter instead of Peters (or really =20 Peter's). Who knows: maybe they think that they are making a smaller =20= carbon footprint by saving on ink. They generally will not use an apostrophe where it is appropriate. =20 Now Peter's Island sounds to me like a possessive: the island must =20 have belonged to someone named Peter, or perhaps it was discovered by =20= him, or he was shipwrecked on it, &c. There should be an apostrophe =20 in there, at least in the English language as ordinarily used. Maybe it's early in the morning, or maybe I am just an overly =20 sensitive English-speaker. (Note that I am an "English-speaker", and =20= I will feel strongly motivated to punch out anyone who calls me an =20 "anglophone".) =97Paul On Jul 10, 2008, at 6:28 AM, Dave/Sharon wrote: > As a Brier Island resident, born here over 60 years ago this is my =20 > slant on this topic: I beleive all the long time residents of =20 > Westport & Freeport call Peters Island, Peters Island. This is the =20 > traditional name used when this island is refered to. Why should an =20= > outside, so called authority, give the island another name or have =20 > the authority to do so? It would be like calling Halifax, Halifix. =20= > What a riot that would cause. I think the maping people & the =20 > Gazetter of Canada should amend the name they have given Peters =20 > Island. > Next!! > Dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Christopher Majka > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 1:11 AM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Peter or Peters Island > > Hi Andy, > > The Gazetter of Canada for Nova Scotia calls it Peter Island. > > Cheers, > > Chris > > On 9-Jul-08, at 11:46 PM, Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan wrote: > >> Does anyone know the official name of the island between Brier =20 >> Island and Long Island. The Nova Scotia map says Peter Island. =20 >> The Lighthouse Society website says Peter Island. Many locals call =20= >> it Peters Island (Peters is a long standing Islands name). I need =20= >> to use the name in an interpretive panel, and I'd like to get it =20 >> right. >> Thanks, >> Andy > > Christopher Majka > Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada =20 > B3H 3A6 > c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca > > > > --Boundary_(ID_6Z3pf+YjzpkNAul6T20xbQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dave,<div>I agree with you. = The authority (probably actually a low-level clerk or draftsman) = sometimes assigns a name not even used by locals. There also is a = phobia against possessives in place names. That may be what is = behind the desire to use Peter instead of Peters (or really Peter's). = Who knows: maybe they think that they are making a smaller carbon = footprint by saving on ink.</div><div>They generally will not use an = apostrophe where it is appropriate. Now Peter's Island sounds to = me like a possessive: the island must have belonged to someone named = Peter, or perhaps it was discovered by him, or he was shipwrecked on it, = &c. There should be an apostrophe in there, at least in the = English language as ordinarily used.</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe it's = early in the morning, or maybe I am just an overly sensitive = English-speaker. (Note that I am an "English-speaker", and I will = feel strongly motivated to punch out anyone who calls me an = "anglophone".)</div><div><br></div><div>=97Paul</div><div><br><div><div>On= Jul 10, 2008, at 6:28 AM, Dave/Sharon wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff" = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">As a Brier Island resident, born here over 60 years ago this = is my slant on this topic: I beleive all the long time residents of = Westport & Freeport call Peters Island, Peters Island. This is the = traditional name used when this island is refered to. Why should an = outside, so called authority, give the island another name or have the = authority to do so? It would be like calling Halifax, Halifix. = What a riot that would cause. I think the maping people & the = Gazetter of Canada should amend the name they have given Peters = Island.</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Next!!</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Dave</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; = border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message = -----</div><div style=3D"background-image: initial; background-repeat: = initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: = initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, = 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca" = href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">Christopher Majka</a></div><div = style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; "><b>To:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebuct