People left stunned after learning Scottish town's real name
One person joked: 'The hardest working apostrophe in Scotland.'
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FOLK have been left stunned after realising the real name of a Scottish town.
Most travellers wouldn't bat an eyelid when they see signs for Bo'ness, just outside the Falkirk area.
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People couldn't believe that Bo'ness wasn't the real name.
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It was a fun fact for a lot of folk.
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But it turns out that it's actually called something completely different and has been abbreviated.
The proper name is Borrowstounness - unlikely to fit on road signs hence the shortened title.
It became a fun talking point on the Dull Mens Club Facebook page where members were sussing out the place names with the most apostrophes.
One person joked: "The hardest working apostrophe in Scotland is the one on Bo'ness."
People were surprised by the revelation and admitted they had no idea this was the case.
A shellshocked poster wrote: "I always thought it was just Bo'ness.
" It didn't occur to me that it stood for something else."
Another said: "I did not know this. Epic!"
Someone quipped: "That's the official name but don't think anybody has called it that in years."
"I know a few people from there and I've never in my life heard anybody say the full name before."
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And Bo'ness wasn't the only Scottish place that was mentioned as an example for punctuation that does some heavy lifting .
People posted signs for Stenhousemuir which is shortened to St'nh's'm'r on some signs.
A local joked: "It's how we locals pronounce it unless just calling it Stenny, plus it saved a lot of paint."
Another added: "Stenny resident here.
"Proud of that sign.
"Although two of the apostrophes replace single letters and therefore don't save any space."
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