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I’ve posted a discussion in the NJ forum on regarding the following subject. The original post is here: https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=249&t=192045
A discussion came up in the GHO today regarding naming segments BGS that mention the George Washington Bridge. Ignoring punctuation and various abbreviations/non-abbreviations of the word bridge, it seems there are three common methods of signing the bridge. These are:
George Washington Br
Geo Washington Br
G Washington Br
There seem to be at least two schools of thought on how to handle this when translating from the BGS to Waze ramp/segments names:
Match the sign letter for letter. This means the displayed name will match the sign exactly, but for users of the Jane voice, they will hear “Gee” or “Geo” instead of George on signs where George is abbreviated.
Write out “George” even when it is abbreviated as “G” or “Geo”. This may be less surprising to users who are familiar with the bridge (or with George Washington) but does present a slight mismatch between the sign and the displayed name.
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Thanks!