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Originally Posted by Marshal
Let's not forget the nature of names. They are not like other words. The following comes directly from the "Ivory Tower:" names, no matter what word they are, shift within human linguistic structure from their original history of connotations to the one they are applied to. Like human names, the name loses its other aspects and simply becomes known as the kid so named.
I did not like any of the line names when I first heard of their being chosen. But "Expo Line," "Canada Line," etc. no longer bother me. They are just names now. "Evergreen Line" originally sounded clichéd and a bit hackneyed to me also. But it too has become a name and no longer sounds or triggers any other meanings.
I am fine discussing and arguing for good names, but, in spite of what ad and image agencies want us to think, ultimately its not such a big deal.
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You're right, names do degrade to the point where they basically become labels for things...
But that's a rather cynical and bleak way of looking at things. Even if names do become so common in their daily usage that they loose meaning for many people, they still do hold meaning.
For example, Marshal originates from an occupational surname meaning "Horse Servant" (or horse caretaker).
Funny coincidence because my parents gave me my name because my mom really liked horses. To everyone else it is a label that they call me, but to me and my family it has a meaning that is very dear to us.
If Marshal is your first name, then I hope your parents had a reason to pick that name, what ever it may be (and I naturally assume they did). I'm sure that they didn't just flip through a baby book and stop on a random page or just pick a name from a 10 ten list because it was in a top 10 list. If it's just your username, I'm sure it's not some random word from the dictionary you chose.
And like our user names. I guess my posts could be labeled "User 44202". But I chose my name to try and reflect on me personally as to how much I like that I am from BC. I didn't just pick a username that would be popular just to look cool to other people (otherwise it would be like Neo6969). I'm sure everyone's else's user names have backstories that are personal to them, some probably even have great stories behind them.
Expo line is because the train opened for Expo, an event that changed this city. Millennium line marks the new Millennium (a very underrated major global event in my opinion; it's going to be a long time before anyone else lives through a new Millennium). I admit the Canada Line is pretty bad, but we didn't name it, it doesn't reflect anything about us or the city. It was required to name it that to get federal funding from Harper. Now that we have a new government, we should totally go back and change it to the Olympic line.
Evergreen might seem hackneyed, until you realize that within 2 km of the end of the line people have to lock up their garbage so it doesn't get eaten by mother fucking bears. In how many other major metropolitan areas do you need to lock up your garbage and pets because of bear attacks?
Hell, a lady was almost attacked by a bear that was hit by a car, 2 days ago.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-co...m-woman-after-being-hit-by-car-1.3557912
That's 4 km from the Evergreen line Terminus. This IS Evergreen land.
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