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Saint Thomas' ???

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fryalot · 23/05/2008 18:07

[[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7416562.stm sign behind GB's head... is that correct?

I thought it was Thomas's or James's or whatever...

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RubyRioja · 23/05/2008 18:08

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fryalot · 23/05/2008 18:08

oops. Ignore this thread. I seem to have started two, on the other one the link works


(and on a blardy pedantry thread as well!)

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Iota · 23/05/2008 18:08

I believe that both are correct

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fryalot · 23/05/2008 18:09

thank you though

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Marina · 23/05/2008 18:11

For some reason, Biblical names (Thomas and James both disciples) seem to be exempt from the standard rule of adding apostophe s.
Is this St Thomas' Hospital in London squonk?

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fryalot · 23/05/2008 18:12

presume so. Gordon Brown is standing in front of it.

But I suppose it could be in Crewe & Nantwich

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