Apostroscopes

[ChrisGreaves]

So when I’m writing about a city’s crane, I use an apostrophe to mark the possessive, as in “This City’s Crane”, right? Why can’t a use that apostrophe for some cities?
“St George’s” is the town, so it’s municipal building should be “St George’s’s municipal building”.
And the city of “St John’s” having a tower crane (as distinct from Toronto’s 168 tower cranes) should be “St John’s’s crane”

(signed) "Confused" of Toronto

[John Gray]

To start with, "it’s municipal building" should be "its municipal building".

"St George's" means the town of St George, so its municipal building is the municipal building of [the town of] St George, thus "St George's municipal building".

I suspect you are overcomplicating the matter!

[PaulB]

Not sure where St George (or St George's) is located, but the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador is officially called St John's (with the apostrophe).

[HansV]

According to the link in Chris's post:

Town of St. George's | Home of the Blueberry Festival

The town of St. George's is located just off the Trans Canada Highway on the southeast side of Bay St. George. Incorporated in 1965, our beautiful town is the oldest town in the Bay St. George Area.

So there!

[PaulB]

Touché! Missed that.

[John Gray]

Not sure where St George (or St George's) is located, but the capital city of Newfoundland and Labrador is officially called St John's (with the apostrophe).

Indeed! The city of St John....

[PaulB]

No, John, it's the City of St. John's. The city of St. John is in New Brunswick.

[ChrisGreaves]

To start with, "it’s municipal building" should be "its municipal building".

Picky, picky ....

"St George's" means the town of St George, so its municipal building is the municipal building of [the town of] St George, thus "St George's municipal building".

Actual names:-

St George's (with the apostrophe)
St John's (with the apostrophe)

I stayed in the Palace Inn and asked the owner about the apostrophe. he said he had no idea why it was there.

That's why I am fascinated by the two towns and their possesives.

P.s. Don't confuse St John's NL with St John NB.
And No, St John's NL is not in Europe ....