Talk:Princes Town, Ghana

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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)

Princess Town it is (at least according to the way we pronounce it). paa.kwesi

In case this debate is still active or interested, I have a wall map of Ghana which was made in Ghana many years ago and this town is listed on it as "Prince's Town". Secondly, on Fallingrain.com, which lists hosts of Ghanaian towns and their locations, it is listed as Princes Town. Both examples go for Prince and not Princess though there is some differences.--Natsubee 10:27, 1 May 2007 (UTC)

Princes Town is masculine-named after the Prince Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia. After Ghana gained its' independence in 1957, a nearby town renamed its' theater "Princess Town" and so the spelling of the name was adopted by the people of Princes Town. Some would use either spelling: Prince's or Princes' but the people of Princes Town have decided to leave it as it is: Princes Town. Illiteracy is the culprit of confusion on this. A brief history of the town has been updated Princess Town. Also see [Fredericksburg Sister City]. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.167.192.87 (talk) 20:45, 15 May 2007 (UTC).

Is the confusion sufficiently noteworthy that the article should mention it? Should the article perhaps begin "Princes Town, also known as Prince's Town and Princess Town..."? It's good to know that Princes Town is the official spelling, but if the others are used in any reliable sources we might want to note the alternatives in the article. —Josiah Rowe (talk • contribs) 01:49, 9 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This page needs copy editing

A significant part of this article appears to come from here. Some one needs to sort this page.--Natsubee 01:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)