called vs called as

1)Peninsula is also called "Half-lands".

2)Peninsula is also called as "Half-lands".


What is the difference between these two sentences?

Neither is natural English

5jj said:

Neither is natural English

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Then, how do you say that in natural English to mean the same?

david11 said:

Then, how do you say that in natural English to mean the same?

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All you can say is that the two Latin words from which 'peninsula' is formed mean 'almost' and 'island'.

Unless you are talking about a specific peninsula which, as well as having its "formal" name is also known locally as "Half Lands" for some reason. Is that what you mean?

Maybe you just want the general form 'X is also called Y' (not 'called as').

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BobK said:

Maybe you just want the general form 'X is also called Y' (not 'called as').

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Or "X is also known as Y".

emsr2d2 said:

Or "X is also known as Y".

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Yes, this is what my question was. What is the difference between "X is called Y and X is called as Y."?


(Sorry for not responding earlier, just now I saw emrs2d2 earlier reply.)

david11 said:

What is the difference between "X is called Y and X is called as Y."?

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The second is incorrect, as Bob suggested in post #6.

I think he means "half-island."

5jj said:

The second is incorrect, as Bob suggested in post #6.

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And as emsr2d2 said in post #7 you could also say 'X is known as Y'.

In summary, 'X is called Y' is roughly the same as 'X is known as Y'.
Conversely both 'X is called as Y' and 'X is known Y' (which I've never heard, but which completes the pattern of 2 right and 2 wrong) are WRONG.

The difference between 'known as' and 'called' depends on context. Generally, 'known as' implies a less formal naming: 'I am called "Bob" but at school I was known as "Dad"'. (That was one of the more polite nick-names I had. ;-)) But you can't then conclude that it's 'wrong' to say 'known as' before a given name. Both these are right:

• 'At school I was known as "Dad", but now I am usually called "Bob"'
• 'I am called "Robert" but I am usually known as "Bob"'

That is, the relation of formal to informal depends on relative values and not absolute ones.


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