[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Compound City Names

[Gaute Strokkenes <gs234@xxxxxxxxx>]

Stan Shebs <shebs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Reinier Post wrote:
> 
> Just for fun, I ran an Xconq game with five name generators in
> action and lots of cities for each side, and here's what it produced
> (the respective nations should be obvious :-) ):
> 
[snip]
> 
> Eldly, Northington, Orborough, Southhall, Teingston, Upper
> northington, Brownhill, Taport, Eastgate, Whiteley, Orwashbrook,
> Upper endstable, Washwater, Northkirk, Giley, Whiteton, Orblacktoke,
> Old oreding, Silpborough, Thaley, Old greenhall, Brinborough,
> Fieldney, Petermouth, Trurmhill, Easthill, Lower southkirk

I think that the English usually capitalise the second (and third...)
word in multi-word names.  I can't give you a reference, though,
except that I've been living (studying) in England on and off for two
years.  Just a point of order.