I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?message-squaremessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1140arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1133arrow-down1message-squareWhen a place is called " Heights", what does "heights" mean/refer to?I'm back on my BS 🤪@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-text
For example, in Washington Heights and Golan Heights, what does “heights” mean? What does it tell us about the place?
minus-squareSparky678348@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·11 months agoEveryone saying it’s taller, but I know for a fact Seaside Heights is not. People who name things name things would ever those people want.
minus-squareagent_flounder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·11 months agoHopefully it is higher than the sea.
minus-squareSparky678348@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoJust enough to give people a false sense of security.
Everyone saying it’s taller, but I know for a fact Seaside Heights is not. People who name things name things would ever those people want.
Hopefully it is higher than the sea.
Just enough to give people a false sense of security.
Higher’d’n AC.