Agree that my example was bad at least. The phrase 'present-day x' is also used to denote the setting in a script, novel, or magazine piece completely independ

Agree that my example was bad at least. The phrase 'present-day x' is also used to denote the setting in a script, novel, or magazine piece completely independent of this historical usage. The context does not arrive until the end of the sentence and so I feel it is more like a punchline than a well written description.