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--Boundary_(ID_gNdFYzdScIyu/5i1JqC+cw) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT 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. 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. 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. Begin forwarded message: > 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 --Boundary_(ID_gNdFYzdScIyu/5i1JqC+cw) Content-type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> To me the issue of the APOSTROPHE and its imminent extinction is a = BIGGY. =A0Regarding 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. =A0I 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.=A0<div><br></div><div>Perhaps this can all be = discussed later by those of us to whom this is not = trivial?</div><div><br></div><div>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. = =A0</div><div><br></div><div>One case where I was wrong, and no longer = use an apostrophe, is for Noggins Corner Farm-market at = Greenwich.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim in = Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan <<a = href=3D"mailto:andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca">andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca<= /a>></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">July 10, 2008 11:13:30 AM = ADT</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Peter or Peters = Island</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; 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><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Thanks to those who replied.=A0 When in doubt, I always will = go with the best local knowledge I can get.=A0 It is interesting, = however, that some local websites refer to it as Peter Island, others = Peters Island, and still others Peter's Island.</font></div><div><font = face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Andy</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></h= tml>= --Boundary_(ID_gNdFYzdScIyu/5i1JqC+cw)--
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