Phillips Square reopens
Phillips Square has reopened after its renovation (why is CTV calling it Square Phillips?).
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Thomas 21:31 on 2022-06-04 Permalink
Presumably Square Phillips is its only official name these days. Just be happy you get to keep ‘square’ 😉
Blork 22:02 on 2022-06-04 Permalink
Yeah, Square Phillips is the legit name. The street next to it is rue du Square-Phillips. The website is http://www.squarephillips.com/
Kate 08:52 on 2022-06-05 Permalink
Somehow I’m hardened to “Square Victoria” because it’s the name of the metro station, but Square Phillips just sounds silly (when used in English).
DeWolf 10:17 on 2022-06-05 Permalink
@Thomas ‘square’ is actually a French word! From the old French esquare. It was adopted into English after the Norman conquest.
Ephraim 11:20 on 2022-06-05 Permalink
And it’s also Square St-Louis, not Carre St-Louis, officially.
Thomas 15:45 on 2022-06-05 Permalink
@DeWolf that is very interesting! I try to keep on top of my English words derived from French, but I wasn’t aware of that one (even though I remember hearing the word ‘square’ used in a French New Wave film from the sixties).