Re: [Goanet] changing names and naming process

2019-01-31 Thread Bernice Pereira
They go through that expensive and copious name change process but eventually people resort to the names they are familiar with like Hill Road in Bandra (Ramdas Nayak Road is the other name). Hardly anybody knows this name. Another road is Cemetery road, which people still call it by. Ridiculou

Re: [Goanet] changing names and naming process

2019-01-30 Thread Joseph Lobo
Bernice, While many of us may bemoan the changing of names especially us folk who have lived abroad for many years; We wonder when given directions by young locals if ( we who are in a time warp ) are on the right track to our destination House. Sadly,

Re: [Goanet] changing names and naming process

2019-01-30 Thread Bernice Pereira
Absolutely true. Futile exercise. Bernice Pereira Sent from my iPhone > On 29-Jan-2019, at 6:28 PM, Nelson Lopes wrote: > > Naming and changing names > > The changing of names of cities, roads etc is a favourite past time of > politicians and parties in power It is said to be a measure of p

[Goanet] changing names and naming process

2019-01-29 Thread Nelson Lopes
Naming and changing names The changing of names of cities, roads etc is a favourite past time of politicians and parties in power It is said to be a measure of progress, Nationalism and patriotism . It adds to no known advantage excepts enhancing costs to new official stationery, These excersise