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| Thread ID: 99137 | 2009-04-21 11:45:00 | WNorth or WSouth? | Sweep (90) | PC World Chat |
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| 767072 | 2009-04-23 02:32:00 | .Enough nit-picking (from everyone)! In the context of the discussion, this is trivial in the extreme. I would have thought you felt right at home with the above. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 767073 | 2009-04-23 02:43:00 | Good to see we're back to the substantive issue... | Tony (4941) | ||
| 767074 | 2009-04-23 03:13:00 | .......this is trivial in the extreme. To change place names for stupid reason's and wasting tax payer money to do it is.Instead of sorting out today's more important issues,hospitals,transportation,jobs,economy etc. you want to change place names. Wow that will really help people,way to go,that's going to fix everything now,gee how much is that going to cost the tax payers for YOUR PC comfort? Gee whats next a Taniwha stopping road works?Oh we have all ready had that!!!:eek::eek::eek: |
memphis (2869) | ||
| 767075 | 2009-04-23 03:16:00 | This poll and the Herald poll say it all. NZ is quite happy with the present names, now all the plonkers on the Geo board have to do is implement and formalize what we the majority want. I would consider the use the original inhabitants (Maoriori) names but only if someone finds one of their old maps or atlases. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 767076 | 2009-04-23 04:02:00 | this is trivial in the extreme. Ok, back to serious internet talk about using the correct words in the correct place then. |
shermo (12739) | ||
| 767077 | 2009-04-23 04:10:00 | Ok, back to serious internet talk about using the correct words in the correct place then.If you'd actually read the post, you'd have seen that it was that that I was referring to as trivial. OK, I'm withdrawing from this farce. What at one point had the semblance of a proper debate has as usual degenerated into inane name-calling. |
Tony (4941) | ||
| 767078 | 2009-04-23 04:33:00 | If you'd actually read the post, you'd have seen that it was that that I was referring to as trivial. OK, I'm withdrawing from this farce. What at one point had the semblance of a proper debate has as usual degenerated into inane name-calling. Oh sadness,what will we do?:crying |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 767079 | 2009-04-23 04:37:00 | Like Tony I've had enough of this non-debate. This is a direct quote from the NZ Geographic Board's website statement: .......“Interestingly, while researching this issue, we noted that ‘North Island’ and ‘South Island’ are actually not official names under our legislation, despite their common long-term usage,” said Board Chairperson Dr Don Grant. “We therefore want to formalise alternative Māori names and, at the same time, make the naming of the North and South Islands official.” Alternative naming means that either the English names (North Island and South Island), or the Māori names could be used individually or together. This differs from dual naming where both names are used together in official documents, such as maps.......... If people want to go on ranting about name changes after reading this, then they are either stupid or being deliberately provocative. Martynz |
martynz (5445) | ||
| 767080 | 2009-04-23 04:42:00 | You've missed the point completely. | Peterj116 (6762) | ||
| 767081 | 2009-04-23 04:54:00 | Like Tony I've had enough of this non-debate. This is a direct quote from the NZ Geographic Board's website statement: .......“Interestingly, while researching this issue, we noted that ‘North Island’ and ‘South Island’ are actually not official names under our legislation, despite their common long-term usage,” said Board Chairperson Dr Don Grant. “We therefore want to formalise alternative Māori names and, at the same time, make the naming of the North and South Islands official.” Alternative naming means that either the English names (North Island and South Island), or the Māori names could be used individually or together. This differs from dual naming where both names are used together in official documents, such as maps.......... If people want to go on ranting about name changes after reading this, then they are either stupid or being deliberately provocative. Martynz Now there is a nice quango with Board Chairman Dr Don Grant trying to justify his existence at the same time costing we ordinary folk a fortune. I must assume Tone and Mart hope to get on one of these waste of space in the fullness of time. |
Cicero (40) | ||
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