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17 December 2007
The People’s Republic of Camberville?
There’s a great thread over at Ask MetaFilter right now about nicknames for towns and cities. Someone posted:
Do you know a derogatory nickname for a town or city?
I’m interested in renaming as a form of unofficial culture, folk culture. Sometimes the new name carries a weight of opinion - one type of renaming is to [...]
