On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:10:58PM +0100, Tom Pfeifer wrote: > On 28.03.2020 12:45, ael wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:58:00PM +0100, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > > Piccadilly Circus (note the different word). > > > Is this a town square for British people? I notice the English WP seems > > > to avoid the word square (although it then calls it a plaza), while both, > > > Italian and German, have the word piazza / Platz in the subtitle. > > > > As a native who once lived on the south margins of London, I have never > > heard anyone refer to it as a square. I would certainly find such a > > description bizarre. > > https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/place/77552-piccadilly-circus > "You are here: Home > Things to Do > Sightseeing > London Attraction > > Public Square > Piccadilly Circus"
Yes, but aimed at tourists who may indeed have that expectation. > https://www.londoncitybreak.com/piccadilly-circus > "This legendary square was founded in 1819 and became an extremely important > junction since its construction. The square is famous for its neon signs, > different displays..." Ok. But not in common usage in my circles. I was just trying to answer the original question from my experience which is necessarily limited. I was expecting other native speakers to chip in if anyone disagreed, or even agreed. I take it from your email that your are not native British? ael _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
