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eppur_se_muova

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13. Rivers are named by whoever lives near them, so long rivers have many names ...

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #12)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 02:18 PM

8 hrs ago

... but within the same country, there is usually one 'official' name, particularly when there's only one official language. There are many NA names for the Mighty Miss that are no longer much used.

Try to imagine how many names the Amazon and Yangtze have had in their histories ...

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Since your mention as an analogy was the Mississippi River BumRushDaShow 14 hrs ago #12

Rivers are named by whoever lives near them, so long rivers have many names ... eppur_se_muova 8 hrs ago #13

I know here in Philly, we have 2 that run through or along the city borders BumRushDaShow 8 hrs ago #14