I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road

  • BlueÆtherA
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    1 year ago

    oh my god - just give up. Its not that hard a name to spell when we have places like Foveaux Strait, Balmacewen, Corstorphine just to name a few non Te Reo name that are ‘hard to spell’ or are a ‘mouthful’

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      1 year ago

      Those are also a mouthful, and are probably a hassle for the people that live there. I don’t see how that makes creating a headache for these people acceptable?

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        1 year ago

        How is using our only codified written language a headache - really?