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12/31/2003 Archived Entry: "THE and Place Name"
Language Hat has a pleasing entry (with great comments) on place names with or without the the. "There's also an interesting discussion, too long to quote here, about what happened when the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur Ontario, known collectively as 'The Lakehead,' were almalgamated and a new name had to be chosen: 'Lakehead' or 'The Lakehead'?)"
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I though it stood for "Links Out Loud"... (kidding... kidding...)
We'll have to wait for Matt Groening's 'Life in Hell' list next week...
Posted by wendell @ 12/31/2003 03:56 PM PST
well, LOL in my case means List of Links. Lake Superior State University! The Mr Blackwell of usage?
Posted by Anita @ 12/31/2003 01:27 PM PST
Speaking of language, A., I hate to break the news to you, but "LOL" has just made the annual list of "Banished Words"...
I just posted this on MeFi... Was tempted to link back to your blog, but I may yet do so in a follow-up comment.
Posted by wendell @ 12/31/2003 11:44 AM PST