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

  • @Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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    210 months ago

    That is a spectacularly out of touch comment to be honest, not everyone spends hours reading the news and arguing about it with strangers on the Internet, you know.

    • BlueÆther
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      210 months 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’

      • @Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz
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        210 months 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?

        • BlueÆther
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          110 months ago

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