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Tango01  | 08 Aug 2025 4:22 p.m. PST |
…American Revolution's Complicated Definition of Liberty
"In 1740, when Boston was a colonial outpost of 16,500 people, an extravagantly wealthy merchant named Peter Faneuil offered his city a gift. To replace the informal scrum of vendors gathered at the city's docks, Faneuil proposed a modern marketplace to suit the ambitions of a growing city that, in just a few decades, would find itself hurtling toward Revolution. The project had its share of detractors, so to get it built, Faneuil and his cohort of rich merchants had to steamroll smaller traders. It was an ironic beginning for a building that, over the next 284 years, would serve as a forum for practically every significant debate in American society—and even as a symbol for the tradition of public debate itself…"
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 John the OFM | 09 Aug 2025 8:12 a.m. PST |
Interesting.
I've always been puzzled about how to pronounce the name. So, I Googled "Faneuil", and apparently I'm not the only one. The second entry was "pronunciation". 😄
So, it's not "fan-oyah", or anything like that.
It's "fannel", rhymes with "panel", or "flannel". Since I'm not wicked smaht and don't live near Boston, this was a revelation. Obviously, it hardly ever came up in conversation. It's how Americans deal with foreign origin names. Des Moines or Boise come to mind? |
 miniMo | 09 Aug 2025 1:14 p.m. PST |
Yup 'fannel', it's a family name. Comes up a lot in conversation around here, you can get some wicked good pizza in the food hall! |
| Tango01 | 09 Aug 2025 4:08 p.m. PST |
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| John the OFM | 09 Aug 2025 6:58 p.m. PST |
And Wilkes Barre is actually pronounced "Wooks Berry". 😄 |
 Bobgnar | 09 Aug 2025 11:27 p.m. PST |
I always thought it was "funny old hall" |
| CAPTAIN BEEFHEART | 10 Aug 2025 5:35 a.m. PST |
Been there a few times just to watch the disappointment on the faces of my companions. It's just a mall… |
| Tango01 | 10 Aug 2025 10:17 p.m. PST |
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paints his first three ships from the starter set.