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(Ex)- Presidental centres or buildings

Politesse said:
bilby said:
Elixir said:
Tigers! said:
I am glad we do not bother with such centres for PMs or GGs (Governor-Generals. The Aust. head of state).
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Wouldn’t that be “Governors-General”?

/feels so good to wax pedantic!
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It would. And the GG isn't our head of state, the King is. The GG is just his local agent.

And the plural of Governor General is Govenors General.

It's like the plural of mother in law is mothers in law, not mother in laws.

The phrase 'governor general' is a noun-adjective pair, so only the noun is pluralised.

Adjective-noun pairs are more common in English, and the plural is more intuitive in such cases - we say puppy dogs, not puppies dog*.









* Except when deliberately trying to confuse ignorants fool
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Is anything in Australia named after members of the British royal family?
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Victoria, Queensland, Adelaide.
 
Spacetime Inhabitant said:
Politesse said:
bilby said:
Elixir said:
Tigers! said:
I am glad we do not bother with such centres for PMs or GGs (Governor-Generals. The Aust. head of state).
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Wouldn’t that be “Governors-General”?

/feels so good to wax pedantic!
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It would. And the GG isn't our head of state, the King is. The GG is just his local agent.

And the plural of Governor General is Govenors General.

It's like the plural of mother in law is mothers in law, not mother in laws.

The phrase 'governor general' is a noun-adjective pair, so only the noun is pluralised.

Adjective-noun pairs are more common in English, and the plural is more intuitive in such cases - we say puppy dogs, not puppies dog*.









* Except when deliberately trying to confuse ignorants fool
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Is anything in Australia named after members of the British royal family?
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Victoria, Queensland, Adelaide.
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That's just the tip of the iceberg.

In Brisbane CBD, every street is named for a king or Queen of England, with those running NE/SW named for queens (Ann, Adelaide, Queen, Elizabeth, Charlotte, Mary, Alice) and those running NW/SE named for kings (William, George, Albert, Edward). The odd ones out are Albert, who was married to the queen, but wasn't technically king; And Queen Street, named for, but not after, the then reigning monarch, Albert's wife - her name is given to the bridge that forms the extension of Queen Street, crossing the river as the Victoria Bridge.

Notably, Elizabeth Street was named for Elizabeth I, as this name was bestowed long before Elizabeth II was born. And the naming convention breaks down NW of Ann Street, and SW of Edward Street (unless there was a good king Creek, whose wife was the fair queen Turbot).

A list of places in Australia named, not for British monarchs in general, but just for Queen Victoria specifically, would run into the hundreds, probably thousands, ranging from whole states (not just one - both Victoria and Queensland were named for Vicky), down to individual buildings and edifices (such as the abovementioned Victoria Bridge).

The big retail arcade in the centre of Sydney is known to locals as the QVB - I bet you can guess what QVB stands for (hint, the 'B' is for 'Building'). I once queued for a VB in the QVB. (VB is one of the most popular beers in Australia, and is an abbreviation for Victoria Bitter, named after the state that's named after the queen - Yes, she has he name on so much stuff that we even have stuff named after stuff that's named after her).

There's the Great Victoria Desert, in South Australia, just North of the Nullarbor Plain. There are Victoria Parks in most cities and towns, and plenty of Victoria Squares, too.

In Tasmania, Queenstown is named for her, as are the Queen River, Queen's Beach in Hobart, and not to forget the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston.

Almost any Australian place called "Queen" or "Queens" anything is almost always going to be a reference to Vicky, unless otherwise specified (eg the QEII Hospital, whose namesake is clearly not Victoria).

Honestly, you can't move for the damn woman, even though she's been dead for a century and a quarter.
 
JFC, the Republicans have decided to use a billion in tax dollars to pay for the stupid ballroom.
 
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Bronzeage said:
ZiprHead said:
JFC, the Republicans have decided to use a billion in tax dollars to pay for the stupid ballroom.
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In Trump world, announcing you want to do something is as good as doing it.
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If it puts money into his pockets by some means, generally crooked, it’s twice the amount.
 
Toni said:
If it puts money into his pockets by some means, generally crooked, it’s twice the amount.
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It very important to build up the RDF* before he leaves office.

* Rapist Defense Fund
 
Elixir said:
Toni said:
If it puts money into his pockets by some means, generally crooked, it’s twice the amount.
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It very important to build up the RDF* before he leaves office.

* Rapist Defense Fund
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With any luck substantial amounts of what he’s grafted will actually end up in the survivors’ hands.
 
As things stand tonight, Stupid's name is set to be chiseled off the Kennedy Center by next Friday, the 12th, just in time to spoil his 80th birthday, which is the following Sunday. Rage, Donald!! Let the rage course through your throbbing temples, then down to your ankle cankles. Rage at the sheer injustice of it. To be so majestic, so monumental, and yet to be persecuted and so misunderstood. Why don't all those stupid people realize how great you are?
 
ideologyhunter said:
As things stand tonight, Stupid's name is set to be chiseled off the Kennedy Center by next Friday, the 12th, just in time to spoil his 80th birthday, which is the following Sunday. Rage, Donald!! Let the rage course through your throbbing temples, then down to your ankle cankles. Rage at the sheer injustice of it. To be so majestic, so monumental, and yet to be persecuted and so misunderstood. Why don't all those stupid people realize how great you are?
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