On Giving Names to Towns And Streets
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Such are alphabetical titles of streets, like those at South Bos- ton, A Street, B Street, C Street, etc. ; and the numer- als which prevail in so many of our cities, as New York and Philadelphia: ist Street, 2d Street, 3d Street; where your friend lives in East iSth or West 35th. These names are objectionable, because they fail in individuality and character, the two essential conditions of a good name. Even the convenience of such names is doubtful. It seems easy to find a person, if he lives... in 1 2th Street, because you can begin and count till you get to twelve. But, on the other hand, you are more likely to forget a number than a name ; and, again, it is hard to recollect the location of a number. A Bostonian knows just where Water Street, Milk 10 On giving Names to Towns and Streets.
Street, Franklin Street, Summer Street, Bedford Street, are; but suppose they were numbered 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, would it be so easy to remember their exact position ? But it becomes more difficult, when this is repeated over and over in half a dozen cities.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Such are alphabetical titles of streets, like those at South Bos- ton, A Street, B Street, C Street, etc. ; and the numer- als which prevail in so many of our cities, as New York and Philadelphia: ist Street, 2d Street, 3d Street; where your friend lives in East iSth or West 35th. These names are objectionable, because they fail in individuality and character, the two essential conditions of a good name. Even the convenience of such names is doubtful. It seems easy to find a person, if he lives... in 1 2th Street, because you can begin and count till you get to twelve. But, on the other hand, you are more likely to forget a number than a name ; and, again, it is hard to recollect the location of a number. A Bostonian knows just where Water Street, Milk 10 On giving Names to Towns and Streets.
Street, Franklin Street, Summer Street, Bedford Street, are; but suppose they were numbered 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, would it be so easy to remember their exact position ? But it becomes more difficult, when this is repeated over and over in half a dozen cities.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Clarke James Freeman to read onlineMoreLess
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