In answer to the question posed by Linda Rhead (Letters, 20 November) as to what is the best form of Butchers (Butcher’s/Butchers’) Road, it is not the first option, as Butchers is a plural noun: lots of Butchers. As the word is followed by road, road is the noun and Butcher’s/Butchers’ describes the noun and is therefore an adjective. The adjective will contain the apostrophe to show who owns or belonged to the road.
One needs to know the number of butchers to use the apostrophe correctly. Was it one butcher or more than one butcher? Some research is required.
Linda Teague
Cowbridge, Glamorgan
