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-square101fedilinkarrow-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-square101fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaremorphballganon@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoCan’t call it Acacia Avenue because it’s not an Avenue? Fine, call it Acacia Lane. Still has a common vowel sound.
minus-squareciaocibai@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoMy biggest takeaway from the article was the avenues are supposed to be tree lined. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of them around that don’t adhere to that naming scheme, although it perhaps depends on the definition of tree lined.
Can’t call it Acacia Avenue because it’s not an Avenue? Fine, call it Acacia Lane. Still has a common vowel sound.
My biggest takeaway from the article was the avenues are supposed to be tree lined. I’m pretty sure there are a bunch of them around that don’t adhere to that naming scheme, although it perhaps depends on the definition of tree lined.