Uh Oh! Metrication?

[Rhydderch Hael]

... You will learn that the suffix 'burgh'
is pronounced 'burra' e.g. Edinburgh. You are welcome to respell Pittsburgh
as 'Pittsberg' if you can't cope with correct pronunciation.

Yes, indeed. Piss on the little historical fact that Pennsylvania's heritage consists of German and Dutch immigrants rather than that of an English heritage. After all, the United States is nothing more than a rabble of rebellious British colonies, no? No. We have more states bearing Latin and tribal American names than there are "New" bits of the old country.

Cultural myopia seems to cut both ways. Mind you, the British never owned most of the land that the current United States is composed of. If the English want their old haunts back, then let them keep the eastern seaboard. Rest of it, however, the English would not have rightful claim to.

By the by, I'd think it would have been more prudent to mention Pennslyvania's capital city as an example instead. Pittsburgh? Nah. Harrisburg. So-named in the German fashion (like Hamburg).

Please tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us crazy.

After all, you know it was you and me.