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Re: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING APOSTROPHE???
Posted: Thu 03 Oct, 2019 8:55 pm
by tomq
St. James's Hospital, St. Jamess Hospital or St. James' Hospital? The first appears on many road signs in Leeds; the second is silly & the third is correct, if my recollection of English language lessons 60 years ago hasn't been corrupted by age.
Re: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING APOSTROPHE???
Posted: Fri 04 Oct, 2019 9:22 am
by Brunel
Your first is almost correct.
It’s St James's University Hospital.
Re: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING APOSTROPHE???
Posted: Mon 07 Nov, 2022 9:39 pm
by GabbyyAlex
Precision was the real issue at some point. Its just clear that something is not vivid.
Re: THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING APOSTROPHE???
Posted: Tue 08 Nov, 2022 2:47 pm
by warringtonrhino
Several years ago when I worked in Leeds, I reversed my car into a street sign.
I put the sign into the car boot and took it back to my office.
Stood in front of a secretary holding the street sign across my chest, I asked her to contact Highways to explain what I had done.
Tell them that the nameplate was not damaged, a we would pay for replacing it.
Half way through typing the letter, she said 'where did it happen?'