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October 18, 2007, 04:39
Caterwauller
Of or To?
My bank's website has links for each location labeled "Map Of XYZ Location". I keep thinking it sounds like it is a map of the floorplan of the branch or something. I would have said "Map to XYZ Locaiton" instead. What do you all think?


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October 18, 2007, 05:26
Richard English
Directions to; map of.


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October 18, 2007, 09:50
arnie
Or, "map of directions to ..."


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October 18, 2007, 19:48
Kalleh
I'd say "map of," but was the "of" capitalized? If so, that would be confusing, I think.
October 20, 2007, 02:53
Caterwauller
Here is the link so you can see for yourself.

Thanks for agreeing with me that it's weird.


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October 20, 2007, 04:29
jerry thomas
CW, I clicked on your link, then clicked on Map of Downtown Branch ... and up jumped :

Map for: 365 S 4th St Columbus, OH 43215, United States

It's easy to see what you brought this topic that there's so much weirdness about up for anyway. LOL
October 20, 2007, 05:47
Richard English
quote:
It's easy to see what you brought this topic that there's so much weirdness about up for anyway. LOL

Weirdness or just simple ignorance of the English language?


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October 20, 2007, 06:40
dalehileman
Cater: I'd suppose "to" if it's a larger-scale map showing how to get there and "of" if it details just the XYZ itself
October 20, 2007, 07:55
<Asa Lovejoy>
It seems to me that the map was NOT "of," but "to."

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October 20, 2007, 08:31
wordmatic
Agreeing with Richard and Arnie that it would be a map "of" the location or directions "to" the location, but as a webmaster, I'd have solved this problem by making the link say, simply, "map." It's just awkward. It doesn't say "Map of Downtown Branch Location," it just says "Map of Downtown Branch," which does suggest a floor plan. But I would never say "map to" a location, and I grew up 90 miles SE of where you now reside. I know, it's practically Kentucky down there...

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October 20, 2007, 21:00
Kalleh
CW, I only thought it was odd if the "of" were capitalized. However, it doesn't seem to be. I do think "map of" sounds correct. However, I like just plain map, too, Wordmatic.