Do you mean about how the “60 years“ phrase should have preceded the one about location? It’s English- either sentence formulation is at least colloquially correct.
English isn’t a proper language, remember?
"The US state of Philadelphia"?
Some people think Texas and Florida are states. I'll get my hand slapped if I give opinion."The US state of Philadelphia"?
I had heard of this before. The City of Brotherly Love in Greek. Here in Georgia we have a city called Smyrna. It has ancient origins also, in Turkey.
I so read that as “city” in my head. DAMN YOU, MENTAL AUTOCORRECT!
Side note: while I’m well aware that many cities in the USA are named after cities in other countries, I didn’t realize Philadelphia was one of them. Then, last night, my Dad & I were watching a show on Egyptology, and there it was.
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I knew knew about Smyrna, as well as the translation of Philadelphi, but was 100% clueless as to the origins of its name choice.I had heard of this before. The City of Brotherly Love in Greek. Here in Georgia we have a city called Smyrna. It has ancient origins also, in Turkey.
I can't remember where it was I had heard it, but I remember hearing the name in reference to Alexander the Great. I think it had to be something on YouTube talking about ancient history. Religion for Breakfast maybe? Casual Historian? Digital Hammurabi? Not sure. If you haven't been those channels, they're excellent.I knew knew about Smyrna, as well as the translation of Philadelphi, but was 100% clueless as to the origins of its name choice.