To the editor: I’ve lived in Placentia since 1990. Excellent place to dwell. I just like the title but it surely’s not likely memorable, and folks are inclined to mispronounce it. (“White House bars AP reporter from Oval Office because of AP policy on ‘Gulf of America,’” Feb. 11)
I made a decision to take the daring step to rename the town, as President Trump did in renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Placentia will heretofore be referred to as Disneyland.
We’re the subsequent city over, and the town council will certainly approve the title change since it’ll herald loads of advertising and marketing {dollars}. My grandchildren will probably be ecstatic to know that their grandparents dwell in Disneyland. There additionally will probably be no trademark infringement to fret about, as Trump will certainly enable the Walt Disney Co. to purchase the 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 alter geographic names.
Some islands to the east of southern South America are referred to as the Falkland Islands by their inhabitants and Nice Britain. Claimed by Argentina, the islands are referred to as Las Islas Malvinas on maps in South America.
Within the Center East, the Persian Gulf is understood by one other title 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 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 School.
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To the editor: I commend the Related Press for utilizing the proper geographic title 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 necessary to make use of the proper names in order that we don’t get much more criticism from different international locations about our ignorance of geography.
Joann Inventory, San Marino
