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

From: "Padraic Brown" <agricola@...>

> On the other hand, _noone_'s ever heard of any of those other towns!
> I don't mean to belittle those towns or the folk in them, but there
> is simply no comparison between Paris, TX and Paris. _The_ Paris. No
> bloody ", France" needed! Yes, when speaking of all the Parises in
> the US, it is certainly a good idea to specify which state the city
> is in. Simply, there are some cities that need no qualifiers. Paris,
> London, Athens, Atlanta, Chicago, Holywood, Washington.
This reminds me of a news article a few months back. A guy in Boston
founded a society for the abolition of the aberrant apostrophe (saaa, as
they say in Japan). An American newsfeed picked up this article, and it
got syndicated in numerous newspapers throughout the USA. Unfortunately,
they all assumed it was Boston, USA, when really it was Boston,
Lincolnshire. _The_ Boston, as they would say in Lincolnshire.

--
Fabian
Teach a man what to think, and he'll think as long as you watch him. Teach
a man how to think, and he'll think you're playing mind games.

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