@z2k_@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz • 10 months agoHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up145file-text
arrow-up145external-linkHomeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too longi.stuff.co.nz@z2k_@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz • 10 months agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRoomAndBored [he/him, any]linkfedilinkEnglish7•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-square@deadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilink10•10 months agoYeah, it’s totally not the length they’re upset about.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilink4•10 months agoYeah, it’s the fact it’s a nightmare to say or spell.
minus-squareaebletrae [she/her]linkfedilinkEnglish6•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.