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[UtakataNoAnnex]

Ookwemin Street BBQ just doesn't have the same ring

…that establishment will likely retain it’s namesake so that it’s liquored up patrons won’t embarrass themselves when try to pronounce that. >.<

 

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…that establishment will likely retain it’s namesake so that it’s liquored up patrons won’t embarrass themselves when try to pronounce that. >.<

Don't worry - I doubt the name will change People here are very tied to old names (or too lazy or disorganised to change). Toronto Hydro still has the Duke Street Transformer Station, though Duke St became Adelaide in the 1970s. (It is at corner of George & Adelaide.)

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

…I mean, having your establishment change to something with more syllables in it nearly guarantees it will stick with its original name, regardless whether it still matches the street name it’s named after or not.