Talk:Shropshire
195.92.168.169 on the 16th of October, was me, but I was logged out because I went offline. User:Alun Ephraim
Although none of the other edits done by 195.92.168.169, were done by me...I'm confused.
Why "Salops"? It doesn't resemble "Shropshire" much. It seems like some German said it, and then he repeated it to a Chinese, and then to an Egyptian. How did this weird abbreviation occur? --Menchi (Talk)â 10:15, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- It comes from Salopia the Latin name for Shrewsbury. Hence "Salops" = "the county based at Shrewsbury". For a time after the 1974 reorganisation "Salop" was the official name of the county, but it was much disliked and was changed back before too long. Arwel 15:11, 14 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- So why is is Salops and not Salop in this article? I don't recall seeing it as Salops before Mintguy 20:25, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- You know how archaeologists always describe something which they don't know what it is as "a ritual object"? Well, I shall merely say that it's "traditional". :) Arwel 00:16, 22 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- Salops has often been used as an abbreviation for the county on letters. Maybe somebody mixed things up. Timrollpickering 21:16, 19 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- You know how archaeologists always describe something which they don't know what it is as "a ritual object"? Well, I shall merely say that it's "traditional". :) Arwel 00:16, 22 Dec 2003 (UTC)
- So why is is Salops and not Salop in this article? I don't recall seeing it as Salops before Mintguy 20:25, 20 Dec 2003 (UTC)