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I;m not sure what everyone was arguing about. Yes, what happened to Bigley was pretty nasty, but on the other hand no-one was making him work in Iraq. He was there making a shitload of money, and he wasn't that hard up to begin with.
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I doubt he signed a paper saying "there is a chance you might get captured and beheaded after two weeks of tortuous build up" though. And I bet the number of people willing to go out there and work in Iraq shot right down after that.
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While I was at Wikipedia, I ran this past and learned that "In 1190 it was known as 'liuerpul', meaning a pool or creek with muddy water. Other origins of the name have been suggest (sic) including 'elverpool', a reference to the large number of eels in the mersey."
So that, uh, sort of points vaguely at an answer.
I prefer my British placenames to be of the form "X-on-Y."
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I prefer my American placenames to be of the form "New [existing placename]", then two letters that confuse and frighten me.
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quote:Originally posted by PsyLiam: I doubt he signed a paper saying "there is a chance you might get captured and beheaded after two weeks of tortuous build up" though.
That's actually in next year's Kinko's coworker handbook.
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And at WalMart they've been doing that for years.
So basically liverpool means 'shithole?'
The British place names I like are the ones that come in groups - you have a small set of vllages named in common, like the ones we've seen today, the Episcopi (Huish Episcopi, Kingston Episcopi) and the Curries (Curry Mallet, Curry Howell), in Somerset. . . I seem to remember a few such groupings in northern Essex although I forget the names.
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There's a set of street in Romford all named after monarchs. Victoria Street, Edward Street, George Street. I got confused delivering pizzas there, because I am stupid.
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"Turtle" isn't an Americanisation of "Tortoise", though. It's a different creature.
And, ironically, writing it "Americanization" IS ITSELF an Americanistion. Which costs you all your points.
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Omg, it's already begun. You're slipping into the Nixrealm Proper.
Please fight it, I can still sense the good in you, father.
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"...sociology and/or anthropology (what's the difference???)"
Anthropology is the study of human beings. Sociology is the study of human beings in herds. I mean flocks. I mean society. I don't know what I mean. Ask Tim.
(The mechanism you mentioned indeed exists and has a proper name, which I would offer you for your article instead of the rather informal "identification effect", had I not forgotten it.)
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