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Post by zicoshoops on Aug 16, 2012 22:03:14 GMT
I know I shouldn't. I promised myself I wouldn't. Sorry, but I just can't help myself. What are they called these days? Is it London Transport? Is it Transport for London? No matter...........because whoever they are, they want the blunt end of a broomstick up them.  It's not Shepherd's Bush. It's Shepherds Bush. No Apostrophe. Shepherds Bush is so named because of the Shepherds that used to rest their Flocks there overnight, when they were bringing their Flocks to market from the West of England. Many years ago of course. If it was named after one Shepherd (which it's not) it would be called Shepherd's Bush. It's named in the Plural........... So it's Shepherds Bush. And we are Queen's Park Rangers. And I'm going to have another Brandy. And Ro lands is gonna catch 'an 'ass whuppin' in the Fantasy League.  |
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Post by Macmoish on Aug 17, 2012 5:13:06 GMT
QPR REPORT qprreport@tonyincenzo Ah! Guess I'll rephrase: #QPR Report first publicly "PUBLISHED" the Solution to the "Missing Queen's Park Rangers Apostrophe" And "Response" Twee Tony Incenzo â€@tonyincenzo qprreport Keep up the good work - your website is an excellent resource |
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Post by gramps on Aug 17, 2012 6:55:10 GMT
I know I shouldn't. I promised myself I wouldn't. Sorry, but I just can't help myself. What are they called these days? Is it London Transport? Is it Transport for London? No matter...........because whoever they are, they want the blunt end of a broomstick up them. It's not Shepherd's Bush. It's Shepherds Bush. No Apostrophe. Shepherds Bush is so named because of the Shepherds that used to rest their Flocks there overnight, when they were bringing their Flocks to market from the West of England. Many years ago of course. If it was named after one Shepherd (which it's not) it would be called Shepherd's Bush. It's named in the Plural........... So it's Shepherds Bush.
And we are Queen's Park Rangers. And I'm going to have another Brandy. And Ro lands is gonna catch 'an 'ass whuppin' in the Fantasy League. Sorry, no. If it's in the plural then it is Shepherds' Bush |
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Post by sharky on Aug 17, 2012 9:01:28 GMT
I know I shouldn't. I promised myself I wouldn't. Sorry, but I just can't help myself. What are they called these days? Is it London Transport? Is it Transport for London? No matter...........because whoever they are, they want the blunt end of a broomstick up them. It's not Shepherd's Bush. It's Shepherds Bush. No Apostrophe. Shepherds Bush is so named because of the Shepherds that used to rest their Flocks there overnight, when they were bringing their Flocks to market from the West of England. Many years ago of course. If it was named after one Shepherd (which it's not) it would be called Shepherd's Bush. It's named in the Plural........... So it's Shepherds Bush.
And we are Queen's Park Rangers. And I'm going to have another Brandy. And Ro lands is gonna catch 'an 'ass whuppin' in the Fantasy League. Sorry, no. If it's in the plural then it is Shepherds' Bush But if it's singular it's Shepherd's Bush - correct Gramps? |
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Post by zicoshoops on Aug 17, 2012 9:08:17 GMT
Yes, if it was Singular it would be Shepherd's Bush. (but it's not) I hear you Gramps re Shepherds'. But also perfectly acceptable as Shepherds, when used as Plural and 3rd person present. |
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Post by sharky on Aug 17, 2012 9:12:20 GMT
Yes, if it was Singular it would be Shepherd's Bush. (but it's not) I hear you Gramps re Shepherds'. But also perfectly acceptable as Shepherds, when used as Plural and 3rd person present. All too much for me. The apostrophies are doing my head in. No apostrophies are the go as far as I'm concerned!! |
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Post by Markqpr on Aug 17, 2012 9:16:54 GMT
Yes, if it was Singular it would be Shepherd's Bush. (but it's not) I hear you Gramps re Shepherds'. But also perfectly acceptable as Shepherds, when used as Plural and 3rd person present. Does the name imply ownership or is it merely descriptive? If it implies that the Bush is in fact the property of the shepherds then the use of the apostrophe after the s, as Gramps states, would be correct. If it is merely a description of the Bush, as in it was used by more than one shepherd then no apostrophe is necessary. |
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Post by zicoshoops on Aug 17, 2012 9:19:33 GMT
My other hobby is watching paint dry.   ;D No Apostrophe in Shepherds is cool. No Apostrophe in Queen's Park Rangers, is the work of the Devil. |
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Post by sharky on Aug 17, 2012 9:21:02 GMT
My other hobby is watching paint dry. ;D No Apostrophe in Shepherds is cool. No Apostrophe in Queen's Park Rangers, is the work of the Devil. Having two bob each way zico? |
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Post by gramps on Aug 17, 2012 9:26:54 GMT
My head is now reeling! I now agree with everybody! ;D
In discussing apostrophes with Ron Phillips yesterday, he told me that schools no longer teach anything about apostrophes. Perhaps they are also teaching that "of" is an acceptable substitute for "have"? i.e. "We should of gone" rather than "have gone". Now that will never be acceptable to me. Sorry, straying off football. Mods feel free to discipline me severely.
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Post by zicoshoops on Aug 17, 2012 9:34:27 GMT
;D Mark. The name is descriptive. Shepherds Bush is Common Land. It was used as an overnight resting place before the Sheep were walked to Smithfield Market the following day. Sheep that had come from all over the West of England. P.S. The ex wife used to call me a boring old Bastard.........reading through my posts on here I'm begining to understand why. |
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Post by Bushman on Aug 17, 2012 9:45:05 GMT
QPR REPORT qprreport@tonyincenzo Ah! Guess I'll rephrase: #QPR Report first publicly "PUBLISHED" the Solution to the "Missing Queen's Park Rangers Apostrophe" And "Response" Twee Tony Incenzo â€@tonyincenzo qprreport Keep up the good work - your website is an excellent resource Terry Cinzano could at least have the manners to give the nod to where he "resourced" from. |
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Post by gthompson66 on Aug 17, 2012 19:50:49 GMT
Bring it back, I reckon. Ron's comments are interesting but I agree with gramps.
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Post by Roller on Aug 17, 2012 20:03:07 GMT
Perhaps they are also teaching that "of" is an acceptable substitute for "have"? i.e. "We should of gone" rather than "have gone". A man after my own heart. I was complaining the other day about the use of the "verb" medal, as in our athletes are medalling. The worst example I ever heard of nouning was on the radio (BBC) when a presenter said that we had been guinea pigging our children for years.  |
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