Re: Why do Brits sometimes drop the definite article “the”?
Similarly, the US Board on Geographic Names almost entirely excludes possessive apostrophes from the names of geographic features. The only exceptions to date are:
- Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts;
- Ike’s Point, New Jersey;
- John E’s Pond, Rhode Island;
- Carlos Elmer’s Joshua Pond, Arizona; and
- Clark’s Mountain, Oregon.
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