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Originally Posted by Architype
Is there really any difference except in name between a borough and a ward? Borough does sound better, and is most prominently known in describing the areas of New York which are very well defined historically. If St John's were to fully amalgamate its region, "boroughs" might sound better in the sense of providing identity - the "Borough of Mt. Pearl" does sound better than ward. To use "community" is a bit too vague or ambiguous, since in Newfoundland that was the term most commonly used to describe outports, and is also commonly used for ethnic groups.
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I do love "Community" - and I have no problem with us taking language that was associated with outports and using it in our own urban way. I think that's cute.
However, borough does sound better.
BUT I worry we might end up like non-NYC cities that use numbers for street names. I always roll my eyes and think, "Gurl... who you foolin'? You ain't Manhattan, b***h..."
I'm afraid us using borough would be equally hilarious to everyone.