ki4jgt@feddit.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoWhat do Americans gain by changing the name of Lake Ontario?message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhat do Americans gain by changing the name of Lake Ontario?ki4jgt@feddit.org to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoThey didn’t change it. Only usa recognizes it as such. That’s like me saying your name is now Tony. Doesn’t make it true. Unless your name actually is Tommy, I suppose…
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoNot even most of US accept it as such.
minus-squareBassTurd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month ago That’s like me saying your name is now Tony. Doesn’t make it true. Unless your name actually is Tommy, I suppose… What I expect to be an ironic auto correct error has really highlighted Trump’s opinion on renaming things.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoYes autocorrect and half asleep 😅. Thanks for pointing it out.
minus-squareJerkface (any/all)@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThat’s so backwards. Your name is whatever you say your name is. What is written in a government database isn’t your name, it’s an opaque identifier.
They didn’t change it. Only usa recognizes it as such. That’s like me saying your name is now Tony. Doesn’t make it true. Unless your name actually is Tommy, I suppose…
Not even most of US accept it as such.
What I expect to be an ironic auto correct error has really highlighted Trump’s opinion on renaming things.
Yes autocorrect and half asleep 😅. Thanks for pointing it out.
That’s so backwards. Your name is whatever you say your name is. What is written in a government database isn’t your name, it’s an opaque identifier.