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<p>Interesting! <br>
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<p>I didn't mean to imply that etymology should be decisive, but
that linking the name to the history of some beatified person
would help explain the origin of the 'St'... In this case,
seemingly supporting the abbreviation, but also referencing an
actual 'saint' or two at the same time.<br>
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<p>I like Danny's suggestion of the pronunciation tag. That seems
like the most elegant solution if anyone knows IPA. I've always
wanted to learn it actually but haven't yet had a good enough
reason. <br>
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<div class="moz-signature">Nate Wessel<br>
<span style="font-size:10px;color:#777">Jack of all trades, Master
of Geography, PhD candidate in Urban Planning<br>
<a href="http://natewessel.com">NateWessel.com</a></span>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/15/19 1:18 PM, Jarek Piórkowski
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">On Fri, 15 Mar 2019 at 13:02, Nate Wessel <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:bike756@gmail.com"><bike756@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap="">Don't forget about the various alternative naming tags like alt_name=*, short_name=*, loc_name=*, and also name:etymology=* to make things absolutely clear.
Having either spelling in one of these alternatives as appropriate would likely satisfy any dissenters and make both the full and abbreviated name searchable.
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Certainly, but my message is to suggest that "St. Clair Avenue West"
_is_ the full name. We could set up an "expanded name" tag I suppose?
Etymology wise, Wikipedia, citing (as far as I can tell) local
historians, suggests that St. Clair Avenue is named after Augustine
St. Clare, a character in Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the book spells the
last name "St. Clare", never expanded to "Saint".
In any case, suggesting etymology as being decisive for names seems to
me problematic in many ways, especially in Canada where we've
adopted/mangled many names and phrases from other languages.
Thanks,
--Jarek
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