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-square93fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-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-square93fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenick@campfyre.nickwebster.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThat name is easy enough. I think people are over-reacting. Karangahape Road is fine and with English names not a single person in Wellington pronounces Majoribanks Street the same way (in fact, here are five streets in Wellington that are commonly mispronounced, all of which are English: https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/12/friday-five-street-names-mispronounced)
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoIsn’t it almost always referred to as K road though?
minus-squarenick@campfyre.nickwebster.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoNot really, there’s been a push for people to use its full name and last time I was in Auckland everyone I spoke to did.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThe fact that people need a “push” to not shorten the name doesn’t help your argument much.
That name is easy enough. I think people are over-reacting. Karangahape Road is fine and with English names not a single person in Wellington pronounces Majoribanks Street the same way (in fact, here are five streets in Wellington that are commonly mispronounced, all of which are English: https://wellington.govt.nz/news-and-events/news-and-information/our-wellington/2021/12/friday-five-street-names-mispronounced)
Isn’t it almost always referred to as K road though?
Not really, there’s been a push for people to use its full name and last time I was in Auckland everyone I spoke to did.
The fact that people need a “push” to not shorten the name doesn’t help your argument much.