[Talk-us] First vs 1st

[Alex Barth]

Specifically here in DC, First Street is always spelled "First Street" whereas any other ordinal number is spelled "2nd Street" and so forth.

On Nov 27, 2012, at 12:00 PM, Serge Wroclawski <emacsen at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Richard Welty <rwelty at averillpark.net> wrote:
>> the rule we frequently follow is to use the format of the name on the sign
>> as
>> the guideline for what to put in the name tag for a way.
>> 
>> there's a neighborhood in Rotterdam, NY where the signs for the side
>> streets along the main drag (Hamburg Street) are spelled out (e.g., Fourth
>> Street)
>> but the signs interior to the neighborhood are abbreviated (e.g., 4th
>> Street.)
> 
> The same holds true in Washington, DC.
> 
> - Serge
> 
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