Sunday, February 27, 2022

New York's nickname in Latin

3 comments:

Jorgen said...

This can't be coincidence. Who would call a city an apple anyway?
Undoubtedly the nickname originated in Latin.

Bruce Charlton said...

Maybe it's an example of the law by which evil must announce itself and gain tacit consent?!

Francis Berger said...

I was born in New York and lived there for many years as an adult. During that time, I could never shake the feeling of the "great evil" that permeated the place. Now I understand why.

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