Talk:St Abbs
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Gaelic name
[edit]Of all the pages 84.92.151.21 is trying to remove the Gaelic from, this is one where I actually tend to agree with removing the Gaelic (for now). I cannot find a source for a Gaelic form (other than the Gaelic wiki which isn't necessarily the best source) and on the face of it, derivation from the historical saint, Æbbe seems much more likely. It's of course possible that there is a case of historical folk etymology on behalf of Gaelic speakers but that would need a ref. Akerbeltz (talk) 15:16, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
Requested move 7 September 2015
[edit]- The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.
The result of the move request was: moved. Despite some reasonably made points in opposition, the supporters and other commenting have shown that "St Abbs" is the more common form. Jenks24 (talk) 12:13, 24 September 2015 (UTC)
St. Abbs → St Abbs – In British English, abbreviations which include the final letter are not written with a full stop. Zacwill16 (talk) 17:02, 7 September 2015 (UTC) Relisted. Jenks24 (talk) 07:39, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- Oppose. British English certainly does use a stop, as shown by the village's own website. This is just another false claim of "American vs. British" when it's nothing of the sort. DrKay (talk) 19:29, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
- See any modern British style guide; also any other place named after a saint, e.g. St Andrews, St Monans, St Albans. Zacwill16 (talk) 20:48, 13 September 2015 (UTC)
- Comment Not sure about DrKay's claim that British English does use a stop, but I did notice that the village's visitor centre website , the National Trust for Scotland and Visit Scotland do not use the stop. Natg 19 (talk) 19:10, 14 September 2015 (UTC)
- Comment Usage is mixed. I agree with DrKay on the importance of the village website which, despite (and possibly because of) a web address as "
stabbs.org
, they consistently present content as "St. Abbs". See google maps visitors centre, dive centre signs present both renderings, harbour safety gear has the dot but signage doesn't.
- Twitter presents "St Abbs"
- www.scotborders.gov.uk uses St Abbs
- GregKaye 09:48, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- Not sure – Whilst traditional British usage demanded a full stop before such abbreviations as "St" and "Mr", modern British usage tends to omit the full stop. This all seems a bit of a muddle, in this case, and hence I don't know which way to go. It is certain, however, that the full stop has nothing to do with WP:ENGVAR. RGloucester — ☎ 13:11, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- Oppose no evidence. In ictu oculi (talk) 15:47, 15 September 2015 (UTC)
- Support: The Ordnance Survey, the local council, and the local visitor centre all use "St Abbs", which I think outvote the local community website's "St. Abbs". And it's also the "British English" standard - no full stops for abbreviations which include the last letter (eg Mr, Dr), as I learned in school. PamD 23:26, 22 September 2015 (UTC)
- The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.