To the editor: I’ve lived in Placentia since 1990. Good spot to reside. I just like the identify nevertheless it’s not likely memorable, and folks are inclined to mispronounce it. (“White Home bars AP reporter from Oval Workplace due to AP coverage on ‘Gulf of America,’” Feb. 11)
I made a decision to take the daring step to rename town, as President Trump did in renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Placentia will heretofore be known as Disneyland.
We’re the following city over, and town council will certainly approve the identify change since it should herald loads of advertising and marketing {dollars}. My grandchildren can be ecstatic to know that their grandparents reside in Disneyland. There additionally can be no trademark infringement to fret about, as Trump will certainly enable the Walt Disney Co. to purchase town at a deep low cost.
God bless President Trump, God bless America, and greetings from Disneyland.
Matts Hirschler, Placentia
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To the editor: It’s juvenile and petty however not with out priority to vary geographic names.
Some islands to the east of southern South America are known as the Falkland Islands by their inhabitants and Nice Britain. Claimed by Argentina, the islands are known as Las Islas Malvinas on maps in South America.
Within the Center East, the Persian Gulf is understood by one other identify on maps in Arab international locations.
Mexico shouldn’t hassle suing Google for utilizing “Gulf of America” on its maps; it ought to proceed to print maps studying “Golfo de Mexico.”
In addition to, “America” refers to North and South America, not the U.S., even when Trump just isn’t conscious of that.
T. D. Proffitt, Santa Ana
The author is a former teacher of the historical past of the Americas at Cerritos Faculty.
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To the editor: I commend the Related Press for utilizing the right geographic identify for the Gulf of Mexico.
The names of worldwide our bodies of water are formalized by the Worldwide Hydrographic Group, which has 100 member states. It’s actually vital to make use of the right names in order that we don’t get much more criticism from different international locations about our ignorance of geography.
Joann Inventory, San Marino
