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-square30fedilinkarrow-up141file-text
arrow-up141external-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-square30fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarenick@campfyre.nickwebster.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 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)
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)