PugJesus@piefed.socialM to History Memes@piefed.socialEnglish · 3 days agoWe're a creative bunch 💪media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up15
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minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoWe also use a whole ton of Native American names for places, though badly mangled in pronunciation I’m sure. I suppose that still makes us fairly uncreative with place names.
minus-squareMyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoBut are we less creative than the village of hill-hill-hill though?
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoThe spanish names are always funny since they’re often just descriptions. El Paso: The Pass Los Angeles: The Angels Los Alamos: The Poplars Frio County: Cold County And many many other examples.
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoWhat … what exactly does “The Angels” describe
minus-squarejaschen306@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 days agoSomeone else who lived in the Seattle area!!
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoThe PNW for sure, but also all over. Milwaukee, Tallahassee, Tucson and Connecticut are all Native American in origin.
We also use a whole ton of Native American names for places, though badly mangled in pronunciation I’m sure.
I suppose that still makes us fairly uncreative with place names.
But are we less creative than the village of hill-hill-hill though?
Spanish names too in the west
The spanish names are always funny since they’re often just descriptions.
El Paso: The Pass
Los Angeles: The Angels
Los Alamos: The Poplars
Frio County: Cold County
And many many other examples.
Florida -> Flowery
What … what exactly does “The Angels” describe
They said often, not always 😅
Someone else who lived in the Seattle area!!
The PNW for sure, but also all over. Milwaukee, Tallahassee, Tucson and Connecticut are all Native American in origin.