Talk:Princess Town
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[edit] Princess Town or Princes Town?
I know of this city through its sister city arrangement with Fredericksburg, Virginia. The local media in Fredericksburg have used the name "Princes Town" for the city. Which is more accurate? Are both used? This map from the UNHCR seems to say "Princes Town"; this page from the Consulate of Ghana says "Prince's Town", but this site on ghanatourism.gov.gh says "Princess town". Does anyone have local knowledge about this? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 18:42, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- I'm afraid there's no way to solve this: I've given a look at other officil sources, and while the Ghana Official Handbook use's "Princess Town", the Handbook of Commerce and Industry issued by the Ghana Ministry of Commerce and Industry "Princes Town", as does an Education Report issued by the Ghana Ministry of Education, as the Handbook of Commerce and Industry, issued by the Ghana Ministry of Commerce and Industry; "Prince's Town" is used by the Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana and the Ghana Geological Survey. I'm sorry that I haven't cleared much, but made things more confused still; the good news is that in Ghana they appear to be no less confused than us.--Aldux 12:29, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for checking it out, anyway. Given this uncertainty, should the article perhaps open with "Princess Town, also known as Princes Town? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 17:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
- I've only found references to Prince's Town (with an apostrophe) in gazeteers, but it may be a local vernacular to call it Princess Town because some accents give an apostrophe an >eh< sound (I don't remember the right way to spell phonics). My suggestion would be to title it Prince's until someone with local knowledge requests to change it. Meateatingvegan 18:28, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for checking it out, anyway. Given this uncertainty, should the article perhaps open with "Princess Town, also known as Princes Town? —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 17:26, 23 March 2007 (UTC)
