Hi, Sorry for late reply.
That's very interesting. From this viewpoint the current SHOP values are also inconsistent, e.g. the store: "jewelry" "bakery", or what it sells: "shoes", "baby_goods". http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:shop But then a pet_supply sells pets, not pet_supplies. Am I right? (Grammatically.) And there are many plural SHOP values already, which look totally OK and more convenient and natural. And this problem is not even mentioned on tagging guideline: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Any_tags_you_like The example on Key:office page is way different ("Please use the singular form; e.g., lawyer not lawyers,"), because many of those words are fine in singular form and do not create a language "weirdness" (e.g. office=lawyer). But most of my examples are better in plural, so we should use those. Thanks all, Ferenc 2013.08.24. 16:18 keltezéssel, John F. Eldredge írta: > This distinction (singular for a phrase describing the store, plural for > describing what it sells) is standard usage in the USA. Another example, > not using the words "supply" or "supplies", would be that a grocery > sells groceries. > > > Stephen Hope <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 23 August 2013 03:29, Ferenc Veres <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > > English is not my native language, so I don't know if plural or > singular > is correct for this, or which wording would work best grammatically > while also fit in OSM tagging scheme, that recommends plural. > > medical_supply > medical_supplies > pet_supply > pet_supplies > > nutrition_supplements > nutrition_supplement > > > It depends on whether you are talking about the store or what it sells > > A medical supply store (or a medical supplier) sells medical supplies > A pet supply store sell pet supplies > > etc > > Stephen > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > > > -- > John F. Eldredge -- [email protected] > "Darkness cannot drive out darkness: > only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do > that." -- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging > _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
