Yeah, I was looking at that one. I think they’re specifically looking at towns, not cities. I can’t find anything that gives a concrete distinction between the two labels. It seems that the rules vary by region, and the designation is kind of arbitrary.
I refuse to believe that all nine of those city names are more common than Springfield.
Seriously, Centerville?
Additionally, everyone knows there’s three Salems: the witch trial one, the other one, and the cat.
Yeah, I was looking at that one. I think they’re specifically looking at towns, not cities. I can’t find anything that gives a concrete distinction between the two labels. It seems that the rules vary by region, and the designation is kind of arbitrary.
However, I did find a list of common city names in the US.