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In a similar vein, I'm against calling things neo-something or "New Something". There's too many old cities still called some variant of "New City" like Novgor
by shpx 8y ago
In a similar vein, I'm against calling things neo-something or "New Something".
There's too many old cities still called some variant of "New City" like Novgorod (founded 882 years ago), Naples (founded as Neapolis in the 7th century BC), and Carthage (founded in the 13th or 9th century BC).
- SamReidHughes 8y agoThe trick is to name your cities after saints, to ward off the additional prefix.
- KineticLensman 8y agoSimilarly, I live next to the New Forest in the UK. Established 940 years ago.