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Re: Ambiguous names

From "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news>
Subject Re: Ambiguous names
Newsgroups alt.usage.english
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Organization Eweka Internet Services
Date 2026-03-12 11:38 +0000

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Hibou wrote:

> 'Barcelona fan 'gutted' at missing Newcastle game after going
> to wrong St James' Park' -
>
<https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/11/barcelona-fan-w
rong-st-james-park-misses-newcastle-game-exeter> :
> 
> "Supporter ended up in Exeter, 366 miles away [...] 'My guess
> is he’d put St James Park in his phone and then just followed
> the directions from there' [said Exeter's supporter experience
> officer]."

I dunno, the grounds have the same name but Exeter doesn't sound
anything like Newcastle... if you can use Google Maps you'd
surely see Exeter or Exeter City FC somewhere if that was where
it was directing you.

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Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-12 07:42 +0000
  Re: Ambiguous names occam <occam@nowhere.nix> - 2026-03-12 12:22 +0100
    Re: Ambiguous names lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-12 11:19 -0600
  Re: Ambiguous names "Blueshirt" <blueshirt@indigo.news> - 2026-03-12 11:38 +0000
    Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-14 07:00 +0000
      Re: Ambiguous names lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-14 22:22 -0600
        Re: Ambiguous names Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-03-15 01:09 -0700
          Re: Ambiguous names lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-15 15:20 -0600
            Re: Ambiguous names Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-03-15 20:51 -0700
        Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-15 10:07 +0000
          Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-15 13:13 +0100
            Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-15 13:41 +0000
              Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-15 20:53 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-15 21:53 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-15 23:34 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-15 22:40 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-16 12:00 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-16 15:13 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-16 21:08 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-16 22:28 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-15 17:38 -0600
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-16 00:14 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-16 12:00 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-03-17 09:44 +1100
                Re: Ambiguous names snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2026-03-16 23:00 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Bertel Lund Hansen <rundtosset@lundhansen.dk> - 2026-03-17 08:55 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-17 11:36 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names richard@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) - 2026-03-17 11:12 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2026-03-17 11:53 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Janet <nobody@home.com> - 2026-03-17 13:01 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-16 07:40 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names lar3ryca <larry@invalid.ca> - 2026-03-16 10:50 -0600
                Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-16 22:24 +0100
                Re: Ambiguous names Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-03-17 01:51 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-17 06:29 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Hibou <vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid> - 2026-03-17 08:18 +0000
                Re: Ambiguous names Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-03-17 19:29 +0000
        Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-15 11:09 +0100
        Re: Ambiguous names Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> - 2026-03-15 20:16 +0000
  Re: Ambiguous names Charles Hope <clh@candehope.me.uk> - 2026-03-12 12:30 +0000
  Re: Ambiguous names nospam@de-ster.demon.nl (J. J. Lodder) - 2026-03-12 14:16 +0100

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