Search results for: “portmanteau”
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Portmanteaus, Acronyms and Anagrams
Longtime readers know how much I enjoy a good portmanteau, a word created by mashing together two other words. I’ve featured geographical occurrences several times on Twelve Mile Circle, for example Dueling Portmanteau Placenames. I’ve also traveled intentionally to various portmanteau locations such as the towns of Mardela Springs and Delmar along the Maryland-Delaware border.…
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Better Geographic Portmanteaus
Longtime readers of Twelve Mile Circle know that I love a good portmanteau, the smooshing together of two distinct words to form a new word that combines their meaning. These occur geographically too. My favorite examples involve the adjacent towns of Mexicali and Calexico on the border between Mexico and the U.S. state of California.…
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King of Portmanteau
If Portmanteau was a nation, Albert J. Earling would have been its king. By now most readers understand Twelve Mile Circle’s fascination with portmanteaus. It’s the birth of creative new words resulting from the smashing together two or more existing words. Previous articles dealing with this device included Mardela to Delmar and Dueling Portmanteau Placenames.…
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Dueling Portmanteau Placenames
My recent article on Mexican borders visible on Street View reminded me of a situation that’s long fascinated me. It came to the forefront as I viewed this image: Can you find the border in this image? Sure you can. That’s a silly question. Calexico vs. Mexicali The rural area north of this amazingly stark…
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Ohio River, Part 4 (Exploring Louisville)
We finally arrived in Louisville after a couple days of driving and wandering. I’ll start by saying that it’s impossible to cover an entire city in a week. So we focused on one tiny corner and barely scratched the surface. I wouldn’t consider this a comprehensive guide, more like a few simple observations and a…
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Counties in Virginia that I have Visited
There are 133 Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia – “The Old Dominion“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 133 Counties / Independent Cities = 100% of Counties / Independent Cities in Virginia Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to…
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Counties in North Dakota that I have Visited
There are 53 Counties in North Dakota – “The Peace Garden State” Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 6 Counties = 11.3% of Counties in North Dakota Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created…
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Counties in North Carolina that I have Visited
There are 100 Counties in North Carolina – “The Tar Heel State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 90 Counties = 90.0% of Counties in North Carolina Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created…
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Counties in Montana that I have Visited
There are 56 Counties in Montana – “Big Sky Country“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 4 Counties = 7.1% of Counties in Montana Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…
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Counties in Iowa that I have Visited
There are 99 Counties in Iowa – “The Hawkeye State“ Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states. I have visited 32 Counties = 32.3% of Counties in Iowa Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank. Map created using Mob Rule.…