tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post8611695296159267833..comments2024-03-16T16:32:29.320+01:00Comments on #Brighton Bits: Bond Street Laine - Council withdrawsquedulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-65573137811500418012012-07-21T18:30:56.637+02:002012-07-21T18:30:56.637+02:00Clearly, if it wasn't a misspelling of "l...Clearly, if it wasn't a misspelling of "lane", it was a misuse of "laine". The developer, whose name is irrelevant, was presumably under the impression he was conferring on the passage a certain quirky cachet.quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-14142159690350482802012-07-21T16:03:49.055+02:002012-07-21T16:03:49.055+02:00"Bond Street Laine" was never a spelling..."Bond Street Laine" was never a spelling mistake. It was consciously named by the developer, who was...................?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-5796052383835433612012-07-21T14:17:01.989+02:002012-07-21T14:17:01.989+02:00I confess to a touch of hyperbole. My impression w...I confess to a touch of hyperbole. My impression was that everyone in Brighton once well acquainted with the facts was in favour of correcting the spelling error. Indeed Mr Pennington was initially in favour but, for reasons known only to himself, later changed his mind. <br /><br />My recollection of the Argus poll was that it was attached to a rather tendentious article and not of much value..quedulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09737971867539674984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1768273561705178788.post-57764578104286253992012-07-21T11:29:52.858+02:002012-07-21T11:29:52.858+02:00"It is strange that practically everyone in B..."It is strange that practically everyone in Brighton, including the Council, is in favour of the change " -- wrong: virtually half of all the Argus readers polled said it should be kept.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com