Grand Cayman, Cayman Is., The Caymans, Cayman

[mrsfuzzmo]

I just want to put something out there. It sticks in my craw and it drives me crazy. Not for any particular reason, but after posting with CruiseCritic for 10 or so years, I've seen it over and over.

 

You are not going to "Caymans". You might be going to the Cayman Islands, or Grand Cayman, or even Cayman for short, but unless you are going to visit more than one of the "Caymans" (Grand, Little or Brac) you are going to "Cayman".....not plural.

 

Off my soapbox now for another 10 years.

[TurtleTagger]

Countless Caymanians thank you!:)

[Keith1010]

Interesting.

 

Thanks.

 

Keith

[kdooley]

And it is pronounced "Cay-Man"!

[Keith1010]

I guess I've been pronouncing it wrong for year.

 

Keith

[curacaoqueen]

I visit Grand Cayman

[lovevacadays]

I just want to put something out there. It sticks in my craw and it drives me crazy. Not for any particular reason, but after posting with CruiseCritic for 10 or so years, I've seen it over and over.

 

You are not going to "Caymans". You might be going to the Cayman Islands, or Grand Cayman, or even Cayman for short, but unless you are going to visit more than one of the "Caymans" (Grand, Little or Brac) you are going to "Cayman".....not plural.

 

Off my soapbox now for another 10 years.

 

Oh brother! So helpful! Happy to hear you are off your soapbox for another 10 years!

[katiepe]

We all have a particular "beef" with things like this. Dont we?

Mine is people saying "The Barbados" just because Barbados ends in an S:rolleyes:

[kirasmom]

:) lol

[AWCHIEF]

My personal beef is people spelling Progreso with two s's.