Is this correct use of English?, London Borough of Newham Council |
Is this correct use of English?, London Borough of Newham Council |
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 08:39
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Member Group: Members Posts: 5,721 Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Member No.: 25,447 |
Surely this is not correct English?
There isn't a London Borough called 'Newham Council'. |
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 09:16
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25,726 Joined: 28 Jun 2010 From: Area 51 Member No.: 38,559 |
There is a London Borough of Newham which has a council.
So a descriptive location followed by the noun to form the complete name. Usage in this respect is common, Derby City Council for instance. Or Salford Gas Works. Battersea Dog's Home. |
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 09:42
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Council of the London Borough of Newham? Doesn't look 'right' either.
Maybe some, inappropriately placed; punctuation!? -------------------- If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 10:34
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 10:36
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Member Group: Members Posts: 5,721 Joined: 14 Jan 2009 Member No.: 25,447 |
Wikipedia informs that;
QUOTE "Greater London is further divided into 32 London boroughs, each governed by a London Borough Council, and the City of London, which is governed by the City of London Corporation. In the London boroughs the legal entity is not the Council as elsewhere but the inhabitants incorporated as a legal entity by royal charter (a process abolished elsewhere in England and Wales under the Local Government Act 1972). Thus, a London authority's official legal title is "The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of X" (or "The Lord Mayor and Citizens of the City of Westminster"). In common speech, however, "The London Borough of X" is used." So I think the sign should say: The London Borough of Newham or perhaps London Borough of Newham |
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 11:34
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The council of the London Borough of Newham
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 12:31
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Member Group: Members Posts: 1,333 Joined: 28 Mar 2014 From: Corby Member No.: 69,758 |
At least it isn't Rutland County Council District Council
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 - 22:37
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Member Group: Life Member Posts: 24,213 Joined: 9 Sep 2004 From: Reading Member No.: 1,624 |
Battersea Dog's Home. Would that be the home of any particular Battersea dog, or is there only one dog in Battersea (or one dog with a home)? -------------------- Andy
Some people think that I make them feel stupid. To be fair, they deserve most of the credit. |
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Fri, 13 Oct 2017 - 09:02
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Member Group: Members Posts: 25,726 Joined: 28 Jun 2010 From: Area 51 Member No.: 38,559 |
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Fri, 13 Oct 2017 - 11:09
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