On 28/07/2011 13:53, Brian Quinion wrote:
Ask any English speaker in the UK what the 'st' in "Bury St Edmunds" means and they will tell you it is an abbreviation for Saint.
I once heard of a radio presenter who read out a request from someone living in 'Bewry Street Edmunds'!
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