Changeset: 61724044
Correct name of The Scott Monument.
Closed by smeòrach
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Discussion
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Comment from eric_
Hi meadowgreen. According to the official website (https://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/venue/scott-monument) and Wikipedia as well, the name is "Scott Monument" without the "the". Could you please consider to review your edit and at the same time removed my previous wikipedia:en tag as you added a better version of it. Many thanks. Eric
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Comment from Chris Fleming
I think that I agree with _eric - Canmore also gives the name as "Scott Monument" https://canmore.org.uk/site/74114/edinburgh-princes-street-scott-monument
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Comment from smeòrach
Hi, I changed the name to "The Scott Monument" because the plaque on the front of it has a "the" before it. But if the official website lists it otherwise then thats fair enough.
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Comment from Chris Fleming
That's more interesting! Normally we go with the "on the ground rule" We have the Edinburgh OSM social tomorrow night (Guildford Arms from 7:30) so might check it out on the way over.
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Comment from smeòrach
Cool! Also, everyone I know from Edinburgh uses the "The" when they talk about it, never referred to without it.
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Comment from Chris Fleming
I think this is in the same category as the Eiffel Tower, the Statue of Liberty or the United Kingdom, where "the" is used although it's not part of the name.
This page, seems to have a good description of the use of "the", https://www.ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-grammar/definite-article/ - "Use the with the names of famous buildings, works of art, museums, or monuments." So the is used with the name of the moument but isn't part of the name.
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Comment from Chris Fleming
The official plaque and all the signs say "Scotll Moument" The sign in the enterance reads "Welcome to the Scott Moument" - no real evidence of the name being anything other than "Scott Monument" - see https://photos.app.goo.gl/WDfoPb6x8dyaxytg6
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Comment from eric_
Following this discussion, I updated this POI -- see https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/61907140
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