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OT but curious (non-english native here): Is the title correct or some kind of saying? „Where in the world has the straightest roads?“
by philfrasty 11y ago
OT but curious (non-english native here): Is the title correct or some kind of saying? „Where in the world has the straightest roads?“
- nosuchthing 11y ago(not a saying. The phrase is oddly worded, but not too weird) Alternate: Which (part of the)(place in the) world has the straightest roads?
- jessaustin 11y agoSeems understandable to me, but you're right that "are" would be a better verb in that position than "has". I suspect that the original headline started with "Which nation in the world has". A competent editor would have elided "in the world" rather than changing "Which nation" to "Where".
- bjt 11y agoNative english speaker, and the title does sound a bit weird, though I haven't looked up any authority on whether it's technically correct or not. A more idiomatic version would be "What place in the world has the straightest roads?"
- bradleyland 11y agoIt is not specifically a saying, but it could be a variation on the title of a popular computer game from the 80's: "Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_Sandiego%3F_(1985) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_in_the_World_Is_Carmen_S...