Talk:Court of St. James's

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This page is supposed to be named Court of St James's, since it is the court of St James's Palace —Mulad 15:32, May 9, 2004 (UTC)

I've moved the article from Court of St James's to Court of St. James's, in line with other articles.

James F. (talk) 23:31, 1 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Article Naming

Firstly, St. is the bane of my existence. St Andrews, where I study, is St, not St., as St. defines the definition of street. The correct form is St

Secondly, should it not be Court of St James'. Surely James' denotes "of James"? I recommend this be moved to "Court of St James'" M0RHI 22:14, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the St/St. thing but it's certainly James's - see St. James's Palace. Craigy (talk) 04:06, 21 April 2006 (UTC)
As for "St." being 'wrong', I'm sorry but you're entirely incorrect. All official usage (signs, letterpaper, etc.) refers to the Palace with the dot. It's a very modern idea that this is somehow wrong, and one that doesn't curry favour with quite a few of us.
All applicable Underground stations articles are similarly named, and a good deal of the churches'; a more coherent naming strategy would be good, though. :-)
James F. (talk) 06:47, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
Everything does seem entirely inconsistent in this world! As I earlier mentioned, I go to the University of St Andrews, in St Andrews, and I am a member of the United College of St Salvator and St Leonard. It just seemed bizarre that some could be called "St" and some "St.", although I guess this is just one of the many anomalies that lie in the English language! M0RHI 14:25, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
I know the Brits tend to leave periods out often, even in such things as St Andrews, Dr Jones, or Mr Smith. But technically, officially, the period denotes an abbreviation. "St." does not only mean "Street"; it also means "Saint." St, Mr, and Dr are not words unto themselves, they are abbreviations, and should be given periods. But then, what do I know? I'm just a Yankee. Meanwhile, I do not presume to know anything about the specific case of St. James's Palace, but I do believe that when a name ends in "s", the "s" after the apostrophe is omitted. Jesus' (not Jesus's) is a good example. LordAmeth 12:42, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

According to Time magazine, March 14, 1938, The Court of St. James's changed its official name to The Court of St. James in 1913. Regardless, if "Court of St. James" is an established usage, it should not be described as "incorrect"; English speakers often refer to Deutschland as Germany, but that is not "incorrect". Nareek 17:44, 17 February 2007 (UTC)