• Murdeth@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      2 days ago

      “In other words, if a ruler announced that henceforth the Pacific Ocean would be named after her mother, we would not add that placemark unless and until the name came into common usage.”

      Uh-huh.

    • homura1650@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      35
      ·
      3 days ago

      By saying “common”, we mean to include names which are in widespread daily use, rather than giving immediate recognition to any arbitrary governmental re-naming

      That policy is surprisingly on point.

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      3 days ago

      So that means they’re gonna put some bullshit name on it here in Canada? What the hell.