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the present day town vs the present day city

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'The present day town' is used when referring to a smaller urban area, while 'the present day city' is used for a larger urban area. The choice between 'town' and 'city' depends on the size and population of the urban area being described.

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the present day town

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a current urban area.

This phrase is used to describe a town in its current state or condition, distinguishing it from its historical state.
  • On February 22, 1822 (Washington's birthday), the eastern part of Riga became the present day Town of Chili. Joseph Sibley was the first Supervisor. He operated an early mill on Black Creek. Sibley's Mill was later operated by Gertrude Hertz.
  • Mission San Antonio de Padua is a Spanish mission established by the Franciscan order in present-day Monterey County, California, near the present- day town of Jolon. It was founded on July 14, 1771, and was the third mission founded in ...
  • Mar 26, 2015 ... Near the present-day town of Bayfield, Colorado they found ruins of an ancient town and what appeared to have been a smelter where gold was separated from ore. Near present-day Durango, Colorado, they encountered a ...
  • The present day town of Janesville was originally claimed by Thomas Mitchell in 1856. Malcomb Bankhead purchased the property from Mitchell. In 1857, he built a 20 feet x 30 feet two story building out of hewn logs. He turned it into a small ...

Alternatives:

  • the town today
  • the current town

the present day city

This phrase is correct and commonly used when referring to a current urban area.

This phrase is used to describe a city in its current state or condition, distinguishing it from its historical state.
  • The present-day city of Tyre covers a large part of the original island and has expanded onto and covers most of the causeway, which had increased greatly in width over the centuries because of extensive silt depositions on either side.
  • Cairo was founded by Jawhar al-Siqilli "The Sicilian", of the Fatimid dynasty, in the 10th century CE, but the land composing the present-day city was the site of national capitals whose remnants remain visible in parts of Old Cairo. Cairo is also ...
  • Today the ancient ruins are located just opposite of the present day city of Mosul. NINEVEH was also famous in the ancient world because it was a center for the worship of Ishtar (Astarte) the fertility goddess. The size of NINEVEH is revealed ...
  • On this voyage he ascended the St. Lawrence to the site of modern Quebec and, leaving some of his men to prepare winter quarters, continued to the native village of Hochelaga, on the site of the present-day city of Montreal, and there ...

Alternatives:

  • the city today
  • the current city

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