On Fri, Mar 27, 2020 at 10:58:00PM +0100, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote: > > to give an example of an object which I would call a square (maybe not in > English): https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/51.50997/-0.13430 > > Piccadilly Circus (note the different word). > Is this a town square for British people? I notice the English WP seems to > avoid the word square (although it then calls it a plaza), while both, > Italian and German, have the word piazza / Platz in the subtitle.
As a native who once lived on the south margins of London, I have never heard anyone refer to it as a square. I would certainly find such a description bizarre. But then I wouldn't naturally call it a plaza either. ael _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
