Should we call this place Blackamoor, Blacka Moor or just plain Blacka? It's possible to come across those who get quite sniffy about others who use the 'wrong' name for something, even if it's one that's become common currency. My preference is for plain Blacka but you have to bend to expectations from others. For example, when deciding what to call this blog a long time ago, one consideration was how easy would it be for people to find it via a search engine. There's a tropical fish called blackamoor and a few years ago most of the web pages that came up were connected with aquarium matters. Blacka by itself brought up certain commercial firms and a family name. Blacka Moor seemed expected in relation to neighbouring Houndkirk Moor and Burbage Moor. There are also roads in the village that bear that name.
Even the title of this post instead of bringing up Juliet's speech first, directed searchers to an episode of a science fiction TV series! It says something about today's culture, though I'm not sure what.
So the title here remains Blacka Moor while the web address runs things together with blackamoorsite. Every so often we refer to Blacka. Having it all ways.
As she says, what's in a name?
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