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27 October 2018

• 10:1910:19, 27 October 2018 diff hist +1 Guangzhou →Names: Fixed citation link Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 10:1610:16, 27 October 2018 diff hist +690 Guangzhou →Names: I found the original citation of A. Hamilton 1727. This author also extensively applied Canton to the city. The acceptance of usage was determined by traditional English dictionaries, including Oxford and American Heritage. Usage of Canton for the province was rare and must be presented so. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 08:4708:47, 27 October 2018 diff hist +141 Guangzhou →Names: The reference Yule et al. clearly showed that the lexicographer did NOT accept the usage Canton for the province despite his reference to Hamilton. I now clarify this in the citation. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 08:3608:36, 27 October 2018 diff hist −62 Canton →China: Deleting an incorrect link to Guangdong. Canton cannot be referred to the province name. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 08:1308:13, 27 October 2018 diff hist +9 Guangzhou →Names: Canton has NEVER been accepted in the English language for the provinces. This usage was rare and never appeared in authoritative dictionaries. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

12 October 2018

• 21:4821:48, 12 October 2018 diff hist +9 Guangzhou →Names: Given that authoritative English dictionaries, including Oxford, Meriam and American Heritage only accepts “Canton” as Guangzhou but not Guangdong, the rare usage of Canton in reference to the whole province should be treated as a misuse. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

30 January 2018

• 12:2812:28, 30 January 2018 diff hist −16 m Guangdong "Canton" exclusively refers to the provincial capital, never the whole province. See the definition in Oxford http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/27291, and American Heritage https://www.ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=Canton&submit.x=57&submit.y=32 Tag: Visual edit