[OSM-talk] map features: shop items look strange and supermarket should also be moved here?!?

Mike Collinson mike at ayeltd.biz
Wed Jul 11 09:39:31 BST 2007


At 09:23 AM 11/07/2007, Christoph Eckert wrote:
>> This will 
>> cut down on confusion on what tag to put.  English, at least UK
>> English, unfortunately allows both to be used pretty much
>> interchangeably for traditional shop types:  I am going to the
>> butcher(s) grocer(s) greengrocer(s) fishmonger(s).
>
>Isn't this the Genitive case instead of the plural? AFAIR I was teached 
>that it's short for butcher's (house|shop) and so on. One more reason 
>to stay with butcher to avoid tagging confusion (butchers, butcher's 
>etc.).


I believe you are right.  IANAG (I Am Not A Grammarian)  :-)

Mike






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