[talk-au] Road name abbreviation exception?

Warin 61sundowner at gmail.com
Fri Jun 29 08:22:01 UTC 2018


Further thought;
I'm certain the Federal Governments 'Style Manual for authors, editors and printers.' would have something to say on it.

It looks like I can borrow it from a local library.

ISBN 0701636483 (pkb), 0701636475
https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/13429246?q=Style+manual&c=book

<https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/13429246?q=Style+manual&c=book&sort=holdings+desc&_=1530259987708&versionId=253708876>

On 29/06/18 18:03, Warin wrote:

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> Many church names in Australia have names containing 'Saint' followed by a persons name these are are commonly abbreviated 'St'.
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> I expand these out to Saint. I think that is correct in the English language.
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> I don't think the alt_name should carry the abbreviation, nor an expanded version.
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> For St Leonards .. there are two Saint Leonards
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> Saint Leonard of Port Maurice 1676-1751
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> Saint Leonard of Noblac -559
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> Saint Peter is well known ... well one of them at least. :)
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> ---------------- Following a UK example?
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> Having a bet both ways ? In the UK a search on St Leonard lead me to
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> Node: Drayton Saint Leonard (21268304) - Saint - centre of the place.
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> Relation: Drayton St. Leonard (1864544)- St. - parish boundary.
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> Yes these are both the same area.
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> So .. for the suburbs/towns/villages at least it can be done both ways .. without using alt_name.
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