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Official place-names such as Corona or Soundview or Brooklyn were less familiar to people in Ecuador; more famous now were the landmarks and other emblems of the city which migrants posted about, like subway lines, parks, the place with the screens.—Jordan Salama, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025 The novel reads a bit like a detective story: Milkman must piece together scraps of nursery rhymes, local folk tales, mysterious place-names, and riddles.—Pamela Newton, The Atlantic, 7 July 2024 The site included photos and descriptions of the clan figures, as well as Menominee love songs and lullabies and a Menominee language place-names map.—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024 One of my favorite details: Mr. Melancon — Monsieur Melancon? — was from Cut Off, La.
My new favorite place-name.—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Sep. 2023 Is there any place-name so redolent of adventure, peril and the thrilling cross-currents of culture as the Silk Road?—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
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