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Sailor Steve · 03-28-13, 07:23 PM

Good to hear it. There are interesting place names in Britain that don't use apostrophes when it seems like they should, but in fact they shouldn't. Brands Hatch is one that comes to mind. It was never "Brand's Hatch", but comes from an old Gaelic word, "Brondehach".

Here in the U.S. we have Watkins Glen, which is the same sort of thing.

03-28-13, 07:23 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Good to hear it. There are interesting place names in Britain that don't use apostrophes when it seems like they should, but in fact they shouldn't. Brands Hatch is one that comes to mind. It was never "Brand's Hatch", but comes from an old Gaelic word, "Brondehach". Here in the U.S. we have Watkins Glen, which is the same sort of thing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo