In New England, however, and particularly in Boston, the one central piece of land, often a green area, is referred to as a "Commons," even though it is only one place.
Fred wrote: > Well, actually there is indeed only one "Common" - it's called > "Boston Common" (or, "the Boston Common") (not to be confused, of course, > with the ~one~ area known as "the Boston Gardens" across the street from > the "Boston Common") (and that should no longer be confused with the > building known as "Boston Garden", since it has been torn down and > replaced with the "Fleet Center"...)
