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Huh, at first I thought this was one of those internet urban myths, but it's true! A google search turned up the UK Daily Mail article which included the following -
"....Moseley and Kings Heath Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Mullaney, who devised the policy, believes Birmingham should follow the example of the U.S., which dropped the possessive apostrophe in place names in 1890 and Australia, which followed suit in 2001...."
Browsing through my "Melway Greater Melbourne Street Directory 2006" (I'm too mean to buy the latest version), I find -
Under streets: Kings Court, Kings Road, Kings Lane, Kings Way......
Places of worship: St Lukes, St James, St Johns, St Marys......
I've never noticed this before. It just looks plain lazy. It DOES look dumbed down.
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