Its completely clear if people use the terms correctly. Do People going to

May 20, 2019
1:25:10pm

Goliath All-American

Univ of Texas-Arlington claim to be UT grads? Do people at Univ of Oregon-Portland claim to be U of O grads?
I don't get it.

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Goliath

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My brother sent out an announcement his HS grad daughter is going to "BYU-Provo"

Goliath

5/20/19 1:22pm

the driving force is clarity.

v1k0u6

5/20/19 1:23pm

Its completely clear if people use the terms correctly. Do People going to

Goliath

5/20/19 1:25pm

it's a retronym. it happens organically

v1k0u6

5/20/19 1:28pm

my favorite example is "Corn on the Cob"

v1k0u6

5/20/19 1:29pm

Amazingly, Ricks College was a name that afforded great clarity.

TheWanderer

5/20/19 1:28pm

Yes. And it’s a rough battle when those with the strongest desire to clarify are

garyfan

5/20/19 1:45pm

Indeed you have. It really doesn't matter.

SandYFan

5/20/19 1:28pm

It seriously makes me want to throw up...

Blue Ghost

5/20/19 1:33pm

If they are going down this wrong path, shouldn't it be BYU- Utah? BYU- Idaho

BYUtka

5/20/19 1:40pm

the established path already went two ways before either Idaho or Provo

shuaige

5/20/19 1:56pm

Isn't it the BYU Jerusalem Center? Not BYU- Jerusalem? I have never heard anyone

BYUtka

5/20/19 1:59pm

i've never once heard it called the BYU jerusalem center

shuaige

5/20/19 2:05pm

It is the BYU Jerusalem Center. That is the name.

BYUtka

5/20/19 2:10pm

I've never heard it called BYU Jerusalem.

Blue Cat

5/20/19 2:15pm

Same here. BYU Jerusalem sounds bizarre to me

buffgato

5/20/19 2:18pm

you win, I was wrong

shuaige

5/20/19 4:31pm

This isn't a competition.

BYUtka

5/20/19 10:38pm

Send this to them right now and remind them how dumb they are

LaVellIfIKnow

5/20/19 1:43pm

Did a 16-year-old tweet that?

SandYFan

5/20/19 2:06pm

I was told a 34 year old tweeted it.

LaVellIfIKnow

5/20/19 2:07pm

Just yesterday, I told someone I went to BYU and they asked "Which one?"

buffgato

5/20/19 2:02pm

BYU Provo is the old Provo high campus isn’t it?

Bullrider

5/20/19 5:13pm

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