z2k_@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year 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.nzz2k_@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year agomessage-square107fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRoomAndBored [he/him, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year 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-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 year agoYeah, it’s totally not the length they’re upset about.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoYeah, it’s the fact it’s a nightmare to say or spell.
minus-squareaebletrae [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year 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.