[OSM-talk] shortened names

[John Smith]

On 27 July 2011 20:50, David Earl <david at frankieandshadow.com> wrote:
> While St Albans isn't big enough to feature in the list in this document, it
> does have "St. Helens" (sic). Why the period? The district council's website

The period after St. is the correct way in English to abbreviate
Saint, where as the abbreviation of street doesn't have a period.