johnola writes...

In your place names page you suggest that "Isle of Wright" should be spelled "Isle of Wight". I suggest you correct your spelling. Isle of Wright" is right, "Isle of Wight" is wong.

On 2010-05-24 10:08pm GenSmarts replied...

FIPS (US GOV) says it's Isle of Wight County, not Isle of Wright County

Here's a link:

http://www.itl.nist.gov/fipspubs/co-codes/va.txt

You're free to spell it however you like in your own data, of course.

BTW - unlike Isle of Wight, wong does typically have the r after the w... "wong" is wrong, "wrong" is right [:)]

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