@z2k_ to Aotearoa / New Zealand • 10 months agoHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nzmessage-square101arrow-up145arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nz@z2k_ to Aotearoa / New Zealand • 10 months agomessage-square101file-textcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareRoomAndBored [he/him, any]linkfedilinkEnglish4•10 months agoI live near a street that’s 16 characters long (not including the street type) but it’s an Anglo name so I guess that’s acceptable.
minus-squareaebletrae [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish5•edit-210 months agoIt’s not exactly “rødgrød med fløde”. Dr. Seuss put harder-to-say things in books for children.
I live near a street that’s 16 characters long (not including the street type) but it’s an Anglo name so I guess that’s acceptable.
Yeah, it’s totally not the length they’re upset about.
Yeah, it’s the fact it’s a nightmare to say or spell.
It’s not exactly “rødgrød med fløde”. Dr. Seuss put harder-to-say things in books for children.