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Homeowners oppose street name chosen by iwi, saying the 17-letter name is too long (i.stuff.co.nz)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz
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I guess they didn’t want people to end up calling it P Road

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[–] -2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I'd wager a very big chunk of the population would misspell it though.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    with the eye's on it in the media and people like you getting upset over it - I doubt it, unless you/they are deliberately being obtuse

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  • [–] -1 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    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.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    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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