Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]

Am 13.12.01, Thomas R. Wier yscrifef:

> Quoting Padraic Brown <agricola@...>:
> > On the other hand, _noone_'s ever heard of any of those other towns!
>
> Ahem.  Apparently you live in a state without one.
Actually,  I found out recently that we have a Hollywood.

> But at any rate, it's not like people will usually be confused
> when you refer to the bare city name.  Context, usually, is enough
> to distinguish which city is meant.  It's just that it's sometimes
> helpful to make a distinction, and so the distinction is made.
Largely agreed. I simply find it foolish that, when newscasters
are reading a story about, say, restoration of the Eifel Tower,
they add "France" to the city's name.

Padraic.
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