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Originally Posted by tompe
Well if you have both "Kings Street" and "King's Street" you have a problem. Language used on signs or language used in advertising have always been simplified or adapted for the purpose. To me the change sounds like a well motivated and good change that will have positive consequences.
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In the UK, though (and I'm sure the same is true in Sweden too) many place names reflect local history, and the residents are very "attached" to them. I can understand why a change like this would upset people.
Most people who need to "navigate" to a particular place use postcodes rather than road names, precisely because of the potential confusion which similar-sounding names can cause. A UK postcode is normally unique to about half a dozen houses in a residential street.