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points by mapontosevenths 14 hours ago | 0 comments

> Although there is also no definition of "common usage".. am I missing something

Common usage is defined in the article as the widespread name used by the local people to refer to it.

The moment the president of the US renamed those bodies of water, it became commonly used in all sort of publications since then. It fits their description, no matter how silly.

[–] croon 13 hours ago

[Citation needed]

Yes, a lot of publications reported on the presidents action. I do not have the same experience as you that there's widespread use of the alternative name outside of this context.

[–] klrefg 7 hours ago

It’s commonly used to illustrate how absurd are some of the things the US government is doing. It’s not commonly used to refer to the actual bodies of water.

[–] rickdeckard 13 hours ago

Don't know why you are downvoted, that's how the whole article still can be interpreted.

The only change I can read from it, is that they don't need to apply a renaming from Day#1