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Which sounds better / is correct?

8 replies

LtEveDallas · 11/08/2010 21:44

Fiddling with DHs website and I'm not happy with the banner. Which should it be.....

For [home town] and the surrounding areas

For [home town] and surrounding area

For [home town] and its surrounding areas

I've been messing for far too long and I've drawn a blank now, not even sure if I should use areas or areas?

I know the pedants can help (and it'll keep me off the commando thread!)

OP posts:
harpsichordcarrier · 11/08/2010 21:46

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AddictedtoCrunchies · 11/08/2010 21:48

I think I'd say

For London and the surrounding area.
or
For London and its surrounding area.

There's only one area so it's singular. I like the first one best. Second one doesn't work for me but I'm not an expert.

I'm sure someone better than me will be along soon...

LynetteScavo · 11/08/2010 21:48

For [home town] and the surrounding area

ProfessorLaytonIsMyLoveSlave · 11/08/2010 21:55

I would do either

For [home town] and the surrounding area

or

For [home town] and surrounding areas

cattj · 13/08/2010 19:16

For [home town] and [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name], [place name] - if you want to actually be found in Google for those other places.

OhPee · 13/08/2010 19:22

I would say "For Hometown and the surrounding areas", with the logic that, in my case (Liverpool), you could be referring to the Wirral over the water, or Southport miles to the north, and a Southporter would never identify with a Wirraller. They may both be near Liverpool, but they are not in the same area as each other, if you see what I mean?

IMoveTheStars · 13/08/2010 19:27

What Prof Layton said.

Stick local place names in your meta tags?

tb · 24/08/2010 15:15

Sorry OhPee it's a Wirralian, and to be picky, it's either '(on) the Wirral peninsular' or 'in Wirral'. Or, in the vernacular from over 'the water', the Wirralites.

Sorry to be pedantic, it's only due to marauding tribes arriving through the tunnels after Wirral was ejected from Cheshire in '74.

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