@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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoCan’t call it Acacia Avenue because it’s not an Avenue? Fine, call it Acacia Lane. Still has a common vowel sound.
minus-square@ciaocibailink4•10 months agoMy biggest takeaway from the article was the avenues are supposed to be tree lined. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of them around that don’t adhere to that naming scheme, although it perhaps depends on the definition of tree lined.
Can’t call it Acacia Avenue because it’s not an Avenue? Fine, call it Acacia Lane. Still has a common vowel sound.
My biggest takeaway from the article was the avenues are supposed to be tree lined. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of them around that don’t adhere to that naming scheme, although it perhaps depends on the definition of tree lined.