[NatureNS] Peter or Peters vs. Peter's Island

From: "Roland McCormick" <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca>
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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.
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  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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  <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. &nbsp;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. &nbsp;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.&nbsp;
  <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. &nbsp;</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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    <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks to those who replied.&nbsp; =
When in=20
    doubt, I always will go with the best local knowledge I can =
get.&nbsp; It is=20
    interesting, however, that some local websites refer to it as Peter =
Island,=20
    others Peters Island, and still others Peter's Island.</FONT></DIV>
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