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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Some abbreviations just don't make sense, particularly the place name ones.
Why is Hampshire abbreviated to Hants?
Any answers? Any questions?
In the same way Labour is abbreviated to pants
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Hmmm, you are consistent at least.
Conservative is abbreviated to Con or Tory, which translates to robber/thief/brigand.
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By *harpDressed ManMan
over a year ago
Here occasionally, but mostly somewhere else |
On a related note, why don't people accept a place name as defined by the people living there?
Eg the French call London, Londres. We call Koln, Cologne.
Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead... |
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"On a related note, why don't people accept a place name as defined by the people living there?
Eg the French call London, Londres. We call Koln, Cologne.
Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead..."
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By *oddyWoman
over a year ago
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"Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead...
I've been called a hell of a lot worse than Ritchie "
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"On a related note, why don't people accept a place name as defined by the people living there?
Eg the French call London, Londres. We call Koln, Cologne.
Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead..."
My name has different pronunciations and a fair few use a different one to the one I use. One of my ex's persisted in this until I explained how unpleasant it was. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Some abbreviations just don't make sense, particularly the place name ones.
Why is Hampshire abbreviated to Hants?
Any answers? Any questions?
In the same way Labour is abbreviated to pants
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Hmmm, you are consistent at least.
Conservative is abbreviated to Con or Tory, which translates to robber/thief/brigand.
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Any answers? Any questions?
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From Hampshire County Council's website:
""Hampshire" is often abbreviated in written form to "Hants" and which sometimes gives rise to puzzlement. The abbreviated form is derived from the Old English Hantum plus Scir (meaning a district governed from the settlement now known as Southampton) and the Anglo-Saxons called it Hamtunschire"
You're welcome. Lazy. |
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"Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead...
I've been called a hell of a lot worse than Ritchie aye catweazle
Oi, don't you start ya pyromaniac  "
Dont put yourself out
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"On a related note, why don't people accept a place name as defined by the people living there?
Eg the French call London, Londres. We call Koln, Cologne.
Imagine if you were introduced to someone and just chose to ignore their name and call them something else instead..."
I agree, it's peculiar.
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By *icketysplits OP Woman
over a year ago
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"Any answers? Any questions?
From Hampshire County Council's website:
"Hampshire" is often abbreviated in written form to "Hants" and which sometimes gives rise to puzzlement. The abbreviated form is derived from the Old English Hantum plus Scir (meaning a district governed from the settlement now known as Southampton) and the Anglo-Saxons called it Hamtunschire
You're welcome. Lazy."
Thank you so much. Was the last bit supposed to be Hantunschire or does it change to Ham again for some reason known only to the Anglo-Saxons? |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"My name's Richard, but ma ex sister-in-law used to send me cards with Ritchie on them 
She didn't think that you were a Dick.
Just fortunate that ma surname's not Head really isn't it  "
imagine our school age taunts when we found out Mr Hunter's first name was Richard... |
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