There is a shopping mall called "Metapolis" in Korea. What do you think it means? I don't get it.
K keannu VIP Member Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Sep 2, 2014 #1 There is a shopping mall called "Metapolis" in Korea. What do you think it means? I don't get it.
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Sep 2, 2014 #2 Wikipedia says it is a complex in your nation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapolis Not a teacher.
Wikipedia says it is a complex in your nation, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metapolis Not a teacher.
K keannu VIP Member Joined Dec 27, 2010 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Korean Home Country South Korea Current Location South Korea Sep 2, 2014 #3 I want to analyze it like "meta = metal" + "polis = city".
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Sep 2, 2014 #4 The Longman dictionary says 'meta' is a prefix, see http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/meta- Not a teacher.
The Longman dictionary says 'meta' is a prefix, see http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/meta- Not a teacher.
MikeNewYork VIP Member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Member Type Academic Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 2, 2014 #5 I think it is a play on the word "metropolis".
BobK Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 29, 2006 Location Spencers Wood, near Reading, UK Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 2, 2014 #6 :up: And I think the play would have been better if the name had been Megapolis (because it is big, while 'meta' is simply irrelevant). I guess the people who named it thought 'meta' sounded cool because of the HTML tag. b
:up: And I think the play would have been better if the name had been Megapolis (because it is big, while 'meta' is simply irrelevant). I guess the people who named it thought 'meta' sounded cool because of the HTML tag. b