Kieran Healy@siracusa @atpfm Correct use of “the mainland” spotted in this street atlas (John Tauranac, “Manhattan Block by Block”, 2005) that I picked up at a used bookstore over the weekend.
Leon Cowle@kjhealy My old man lives on the Isle of Wight. All the islanders refer to “the ferry to the mainland” when talking about going to Southampton or Portsmouth. I always jokingly correct them: “You mean to the main island!” 🤣