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Tag Archives: language
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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Forget the latest planning buzzword and just plan
First it was “context sensitive solutions,” then “cool cities,” followed by “third places,” and most recently it has been the term “15 minute city.” All of these terms (and a myriad of others) are principally buzzwords meant to promote and … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Advocacy, books, branding, business, cities, civics, civility, Communications, consumerism, culture, education, history, land use, literature, marketing, opinion, placemaking, planning, politics, product design, reading, Social media, third places, urban planning, writing, zoning
Tagged buzzwords, cities, concepts, fads, history, ideas, land use, language, opinion, planning, trends, writing
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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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Worlds largest “ton” suffix cities
The following list identifies those cities and town whose name includes the suffix of “ton.” “Ton” is often used as a shortened version of “town.” Based on this list, the most common versions of “ton” are Kingston (4), Hamilton (4), … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Canada, cities, culture, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, North America, Oceania, place names, States, Statistics, toponymy, UK
Tagged cities, geography, language, place names, population, statistics, toponymy
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Cities with three (3) or more matching letters in their name
The following list identifies those cities around the globe that have at least three (3) of the same letter from the English/Latin alphabet in their name. As is readily evident, the letter “A” far surpasses all other letters of the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Communications, Europe, fun, geography, history, Language, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America
Tagged Bill Cullen, English alphabet, language, Latin alphabet, place names, repeating letters, Three on a Match, words
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Nuclear nomenclature that’s now commonplace in English
As I have been researching a variety of Atomic Age topics for this blog, it became apparent that there are common terms we now use that arose from that time period. As a child growing up in a nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in books, civics, civility, Communications, culture, futurism, history, Language, literature
Tagged atomic, Cold War, communications, Critical Mass, fallout, going nuclear, half-life, language, meltdown, mushroom cloud, nomenclature, nuclear, nuclear family, nuclear option, nuke, nuke 'em, nuked, terms
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Sequential double “AA” city and town names
The following list identifies those cities and towns from 20 countries around the world that have a sequential “double a” in their name. Two of the communities included in the list actually have two (2) sequential “double a’s” in … Continue reading
Posted in cities, geography, Language, place names, Statistics, toponymy
Tagged cities, Double AA, language, place names, sequential, word fun
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You know you live in a starter castle when…/Sabes due vives en un castillo inicial cuando …
Note: – first try at a completely bilingual post. Sincerest apologies if Google Translate and/or autocorrect mess up the translations. Nota: – primero prueba en una publicación completamente bilingüe. Sinceras disculpas si Google Translate y/o autocorrección estropean las traducciones. —— … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, culture, entertainment, fun, Housing, land use, Language, satire
Tagged bilingual, fun, language, Mcmansions, rich, sarcasm, satire, starter castles, wealthy
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Largest “pur” suffix cities of India and beyond: UPDATE #2
Continuing with our tabulation of city suffixes, the following list identifies the world’s largest cities containing the suffix of “pur” along with two variations, “pura” and “pore.” Pur and pura are suffixes meaning “city” or “settlement”, used in several place … Continue reading
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