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Dunbarton or Dumbarton
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Steve Hayes
2021-12-11 06:38:14 UTC
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Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?

Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?

Or are they different places?
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John Armstrong
2021-12-11 08:48:40 UTC
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?
Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?
Or are they different places?
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
john
2021-12-11 10:46:28 UTC
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Post by John Armstrong
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?
Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?
Or are they different places?
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
The explanation is very simple :)

Just read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbartonshire
Nigel Reed
2021-12-12 03:09:15 UTC
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 11:46:28 +0100
Post by john
Post by John Armstrong
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
The explanation is very simple :)
Amazing how the Scottish can make something so complicated tho :)
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Steve Hayes
2021-12-14 06:49:52 UTC
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:48:40 +0000, John Armstrong
Post by John Armstrong
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?
Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?
Or are they different places?
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
Thanks very much.

It seems that both spellings are used, so it is rather confusing.
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John Armstrong
2021-12-14 09:31:54 UTC
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:49:52 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:48:40 +0000, John Armstrong
Post by John Armstrong
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?
Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?
Or are they different places?
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
Thanks very much.
It seems that both spellings are used, so it is rather confusing.
I would have thought it prevented confusion. One spelling for the
town, and another for the county.
Charles Ellson
2021-12-14 23:33:39 UTC
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:31:54 +0000, John Armstrong
Post by John Armstrong
On Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:49:52 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:48:40 +0000, John Armstrong
Post by John Armstrong
On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes
Post by Steve Hayes
Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?
Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?
Or are they different places?
Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of
Dunbartonshire.
Thanks very much.
It seems that both spellings are used, so it is rather confusing.
I would have thought it prevented confusion. One spelling for the
town, and another for the county.
"shire" on the end indicates the latter.

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