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Dartmouth College gets its name from somewhere altogether more significant, the town of Dartmouth, England. This article's title, whilst unwitting, is a prime example of Cultural imperialism... sjc
Yes, most American's ignorance of British place names is a government inspired plan to reduce cultural dependence on the former colonial power. Not to mention to make for better crossword puzzles. --MichaelTinkler
- Indeed. Perhaps, while we're at it, we should redirect Boston to Boston, Lincolnshire so to correct the injustice done this town of a bit more than 27,000. After all, being the first to be named, it's surely "altogether more significant" than the other Bostons around the world. Oh, and who would think about "marathon" as the name of a sport? The whole world wants to know every last detail about the 8,488 people who call Marathon, Greece home. Hey, let's get rid of disambiguation pages altogether! After all, it's Wikipedia's job to educate people on the proper cultural norms eminating from Europe, as nothing notable has been produced in the past 500 years -- particularly not from the uncouth savages of the New World.
- London is calling. It would be "cultural imperialism" to fail to heed her call. -- SwissCelt 01:54, 14 October 2005 (UTC)
Dartmouth College does not get its name from the town of Dartmouth but from William Legge, the second earl of Dartmouth. The article is now titled "Dartmouth College" anyway, and a disambiguation page distinguishes it from the minor English town. --Edit07 17:20, 2 January 2007 (UTC)
