though the existence of an exonym is also a sign of respect in a way, it means the external entity is significant enough in the culture to have a local symbol
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having been notified about Cartagena, i am now certain that New Crobuzon is named for Crobuzon, which is named for Crobuz (-on meaning "new" in a dead language), which is named for Cro (-buz meaning "new" in a different dead language)
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It's even funnier to me because I used to play a cyberpunk MOO that took place in "new Carthage." and I'm only now getting the joke.
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and *who even knows* whether it was intentional
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Old: York Bold: New York Foretold: New New York
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