I see names and perceptions are changing:<\/p>\n
But spare a thought for the word \u201csociety\u201d as it is abandoned by yet another organization. Last fall, the venerable New-York Historical Society dumped not only \u201csociety\u201d but also that charming hyphen.<\/p>\n
When the museum was founded in 1804, the city\u2019s name was spelled \u201cNew-York\u201d; preserving the punctuation across more than two centuries, until October, had seemed a deft way of honoring both the city\u2019s history and the museum\u2019s own. Now visitors to the \u201csociety\u201d-less building on Central Park West encounter an institution that fashions itself \u201cThe New York Historical.\u201d And that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shorthand can be, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ll see you at the Historical,\u2019\u201d said the museum\u2019s \u201cchief content officer,\u201d who may soon be curating an exhibition on wishful thinking. [WaPo<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
If the New Yorkers are smart, they’ll call it “The Dash<\/strong>,” instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I see names and perceptions are changing: But spare a thought for the word \u201csociety\u201d as it is abandoned by yet another organization. Last fall, the venerable New-York Historical Society dumped not only \u201csociety\u201d but also that charming hyphen. When the museum was founded in 1804, the city\u2019s name was \u2026 Continue reading