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- The Pumpkins return with a “Smashing” good record
- City/town names in USA/Canada that end with matching letters
- The High Desert bursts forth in a symphony of colors
- Scaling peaks of stone despite achy bones: A memoir and and an aspiration
- Ten favorite and least favorite state capital cities
- Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
- Ten dreamy planning lessons from cruising Michigan’s Woodward Corridor
- Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
- Twelve planning lessons from the Interstate Highway System
- Tallest & most prominent volcanic plugs/necks in the USA
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Category Archives: Language
City/town names in USA/Canada that end with matching letters
In anticipation of preparing this post, it was never imagined that it would take more than a week of research/compilation and that there would be so many examples across the United States and Canada. In fact, this is the first … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, place names, States, Statistics, topography, toponymy
Tagged Canada, Census designated places, cities, fun, geography, hamlets, history, localities, towns, tribal communities, unincorporated communiites, USA, villages
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Los destinos divinos de Latinoamérica: Ciudades con nombres religiosos más allá de San/o, o Santa/o [Latin America’s divine destinations: Cities with religious names beyond San/o, or Santa/o]
A continuación se enumeran las ciudades y pueblos de América Latina que tienen nombres religiosos, pero no incluyen San, Sao, Santa o Santo en su nombre. Esto también sería no tener Saint en su nombre en inglés o francés. Como … Continue reading
Posted in Caribbean, cities, Communications, culture, fun, geography, history, Language, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, place names, Religion, South America, Statistics, toponymy, Travel
Tagged ascension, Bethlehem, cities, ciudad, conception, cross, divine, fun, geography, history, Jesus, Latin America, nativity, place names, religion, rosary, savior, South America, travel, trinity
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Cities and towns on the go –> Go –> GO!
For a little fun on a Friday, the following list identifies those cities and towns around the globe whose name (or a portion thereof) ends with the pronunciation of “go.” Geographically, there are 23 nations represented on the list, as … Continue reading
Posted in Cities, Communications, Europe, fun, geography, Language, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, toponymy, tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, geography, language, place names, places, toponymy, towns
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Largest one-syllable cities in the United States and Canada
The list below identifies the largest one-syllable cities in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and Canada. A minimum population of 10,000 was required for inclusion on the list. The most common city name found on the list is “Troy” … Continue reading
Posted in branding, Canada, Cities, civics, Communications, culture, fun, geography, history, Language, place names, placemaking, States, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged cities, fun, geography, history, place names, syllables, towns, words
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Tuesday Tunes: Out-of-this-world rock band names
Listed below are band names (primarily from rock) that are out-of-this-world in nature. The most common terms are star (17), star (13), moon (13), sun (13), and space (7). Meanwhile Mars (8), Venus (6), Mercury (2), Jupiter (2), and Pluto … Continue reading
Posted in Astronomy, entertainment, fun, history, Language, Music, music reviews, Outer Space, Science, solar
Tagged astronomy, band names, fun, history, Moon, music, outer space, planets, rock, rock 'n'roll, satellites, space, stars, sun
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Cities with a lengthy formal, original, or ceremonial name
Below are twelve cities around the globe that have very long formal, original, or ceremonial names. Needless to say, these would be tough to include on postage or any document for that matter. The majority have long names associated with … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Asia, cities, civics, Communications, culture, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, Latin America, North America, place names, Religion
Tagged cities, city names, place names, religion
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World’s most hyphenated (and commaed) city/town names
While hyphenated city/town names dot the globe, it is the francophone communities of France and French Canada who dominated this category, In fact, only these two (2) nations produced any hyphenated city/towns with more than three (3) hyphens their name. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Caribbean, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, Statistics, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged Canada, comma, commas, France, francophone, geography, hyphen, hyphens, language, place names, placenames, Quebec
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Cities pronounced the same, but spelled differently
The following list identifies cities and towns whose names are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections, are most welcome. Enjoy! Ashville, OH <-> Asheville, NC Baalbek, Lebanon <-> Balbec, IN – Thank you, Dan! … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, history, Language, place names, toponymy
Tagged cities, geography, history, language, placenames, towns, words
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City names containing two or more first names
Below is a list of cities and towns in the USA and Canada that contain at least two (2) first names within the city/town’s name. Informal and formal variations of the same name, such as “Al” and “Alan,” “Rich” and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, States, Statistics, toponymy
Tagged cities, first names, geography, given names, names, place names, places, towns
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15.3 million footsteps from Istanbul to Xian!
Over the course of four years (1999-2002), author and retired journalist Bernard Ollivier trekked the ancient Silk Road on foot from Istanbul, Turkey to Xian, China. He accomplished this monumental 7,500 mile (12,000 km) feat by overcoming aches, pains, illnesses, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, archaeology, architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, China, cities, civics, civility, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, education, entertainment, environment, family, fun, geography, health, highways, hiking, historic preservation, history, Housing, human rights, humanity, inclusiveness, infrastructure, injustice, land use, Language, literature, Maps, military, natural history, nature, opinion, pictures, place names, placemaking, politics, pollution, reading, recreation, Religion, Statistics, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, trails, transportation, Travel, walking, weather, Wildlife, Women, writing
Tagged Asia, Bernard Ollivier, book reviews, books, cultures, hiking, travel, walking, writing
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