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		SahAssar 8 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OsmAnd’s Faster Offline Navigation (2025) I'm not sure if supporting local slang formats for addresses should be very high on the list of priorities.

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gpvos 8 days ago [–]

Assuming "slang" is an exaggeration: the basic principle of OSM is that things are mapped and named as they are on the ground. So local names and naming conventions should work; if they don't, it's a bug.

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