This morning on NPR (the equivalent of the BBC) in the US broadcast a story about how some towns were forced to drop the silent "h" at the end of their name (Pittsburgh became Pittsburg). It was quite interesting and helps explain why some towns changed names (albeit slightly) at the end of the 1800s. The transcript and audio can be found at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6243297Regards
Mark
