[Talk-us] First vs 1st

[Peter Dobratz]

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.)


I think the key word here is abbreviated.  In the OSM name, the
un-abbreviated form should be used:

name=Fourth Street

To record the abbreviated form, you could use the following:

short_name=4th St

As with all abbreviations, sometimes they will appear on signs and
sometimes the full word will be written out (often depending on size
contstraints of the sign itself).
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