Pedants' Paradise

[smittims]

There's still a Santander in Crewe and I saw one in Hereford today, and even an Edinburgh Woollen Mill though the HMV shop closed some time ago.

[LMcD]

Ahhhh, them were t' days!

Lucky if you'd find a branch anywhere now.

We still have a Halifax, a Santander and a Nationwide, the last of which will, we're assured, remain open until at least the start of 2028.

[Old Grumpy]

Many years ago ,when stocks and equities were undergoing a periodic boom, my bank invited me to drop in on my way home from work for a cheese and wine event I was given one small glass of wine (no seconds) and one piece of bread and cheese . somehow, I sensed the boom wasn't going to last.

Ahhhh, them were t' days!

Lucky if you'd find a branch anywhere now.

[smittims]

Many years ago ,when stocks and equities were undergoing a periodic boom ,my bank invited me to drop in on my way home from work for a cheese and wine event I was given one small glass of wine (no seconds) and one piece of bread and cheese . somehow, I sensed the boom wasn't going to last.

[Old Grumpy]

Sounds good. Pint of prosecco rather than a glass.

Wasn't that Bodge's legacy...


...the ability to buy Prosecco (well, Champagne actually) in one pint measures? ->

[french frank]

The 7-Day's-A-Week teashop which I recently mentioned now has an alcohol licence and invites you accompany your meal with 'a glass of Prosecco or a pint of larger' (sic)

Sounds good. Pint of prosecco rather than a glass.

[LMcD]

The 7-Day's-A-Week teashop which I recently mentioned now has an alcohol licence and invites you accompany your meal with 'a glass of Prosecco or a pint of larger' (sic)

[french frank]

One reads quickly without always considering context - or even obvious meaning - if sentence structure is ambiguous. A BBC picture caption reads: "A man is comforted at the Gaza Strip's Kamal Adwan Hospital, which has been described as "completely overwhelmed" by Medecins Sans Frontieres"

[Sir Velo]

Nothing as to which comital title bestowed the name?

[vinteuil]

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wiki has, re Earl's Court -

"The station name has been spelt with an apostrophe on the tube map since 1951. Prior to this, the use of punctuation on tube maps was intermittent. The name of the station and the local area has always been shown with an apostrophe on Ordnance Survey maps, but not on the Geographers' A-Z Street Atlas."

Some advanced pedantry here -

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031107/http://www.lurs.org.uk/documents/pdf%2008/nov/The%20Underground%20and%20the%20Apostrophe.pdf

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[Serial_Apologist]

wiki has the following -

"The name Barons Court is possibly inspired by the Baronscourt estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,where Sir William Palliser who built part of the area, may have had connections. Unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe."

Interesting - thanks, vints.

[Serial_Apologist]

What's the difference - Baron's Court, Barons' Court, Barons Court?

In case this is new to everyone, there has long been fevered disputation among historains and local conservation groups over whether Barons should have its name hyphenated at the tube station, as is Earl's, or not. Petitions have been raised with the local authorities and Parliament. Actually, on examining the AZ road map, I now discover (to my astonishment!) that the district of West Kensington, along with its tube station, actually lies in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Barons Court the district is named as such on the map.

And for anyone still reading this, the boundary between the two boroughs follows the Kensington and Chelsea canal, which was buried under ground within a few years of construction when the railway line connecting Paddington to Clapham Junction went through in the late 1840s. Were it not for the tall barriers now surrounding the area where until recently stood the famous Earl's Court Exhibition Centre it would be possible to see the course of the boundary across what is now a much contested building site, which still includes some very picturesque mid-Victorian terraces (just about - or it did when I visited a year ago and exchanged a few words with some demonstrators protesting at their planned demolition). Someone sent the BBC an aerial shot taken from a drone, which I can not find now. The only place where the canal is visible at ground level is for the 100 metres-long stretch where it enters the Thames, Imperial Wharf, which today is effectively a stage set of skyscrapers and luxury flats offering enviable views of the river.

[vinteuil]

Like Earl's Court famously nicked its from Barons Court, next door!

wiki has the following -

"The name Barons Court is possibly inspired by the Baronscourt estate in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland,where Sir William Palliser who built part of the area, may have had connections. Unlike Earl's Court station, Barons Court is written without an apostrophe."

[Serial_Apologist]

In the second case, is 'Court' a verb?

Maybe once upon a time they did court; nowadays they just expect!

[french frank]

In the second case, is 'Court' a verb?

What's the difference - Baron's Court, Barons' Court, Barons Court?