lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Map Enthusiasts@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 10 months agoAll cities more populous than every other city north of themlemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down119
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minus-squareHenryWong327@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up21·10 months agoI was curious about Alert’s name, and assumed it was because the town served as an alerting system for something, but I looked it up and turns out it’s cause a ship called HMS Alert wintered there.
minus-squarebionicjoey@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-210 months agoAlso I’ve only ever heard it pronounced the French way: “ah-LAIR”
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoI wish I knew people who talked about Alert (or Alert as I guess I will now start pronouncing it). While we’re at it? It’s actually pronounced gif.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoWow that is remarkably disappointing. How could such a savage and uninvited place have such a scary name? By chance, essentially.
I was curious about Alert’s name, and assumed it was because the town served as an alerting system for something, but I looked it up and turns out it’s cause a ship called HMS Alert wintered there.
Also I’ve only ever heard it pronounced the French way: “ah-LAIR”
I wish I knew people who talked about Alert (or Alert as I guess I will now start pronouncing it).
While we’re at it? It’s actually pronounced gif.
Wow that is remarkably disappointing. How could such a savage and uninvited place have such a scary name? By chance, essentially.