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minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up31·1 year agoCalling it Elizabeth Tower instead of Big Ben is like calling it X instead of Twitter.
minus-squareUriel238 [all pronouns]linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·edit-21 year agoExcept that before 2012 it was St. Stephen’s Tower. Big Ben was the largest bell in the tower. If there’s some point that the tower was officially named Big Ben I haven’t found it. Granted that was the popular nickname of it during the 20th century.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 year agoLet’s rename it after St Stephen Fry.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-21 year agoAs an atheist, I would happily worship him.
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI’m not entirely sure I don’t already.
Calling it Elizabeth Tower instead of Big Ben is like calling it X instead of Twitter.
Except that before 2012 it was St. Stephen’s Tower. Big Ben was the largest bell in the tower.
If there’s some point that the tower was officially named Big Ben I haven’t found it. Granted that was the popular nickname of it during the 20th century.
Let’s rename it after St Stephen Fry.
As an atheist, I would happily worship him.
I’m not entirely sure I don’t already.