I know most (but not all) north American rivers have the name first (e.g. Colorado River, St John River) whereas most (but not all) European rivers have it the other way round (e.g. River Seine, River Thames, River Danube). But do Americans really call it the Nile River? It sounds very odd to me, but perhaps that's just because of my location - I've only ever heard River Nile (or just the Nile).
Most Americans do usually just say "the Nile," "the Amazon," and "the Mississippi," etc., but sometimes we say the whole thing, and it's always "the Nile River," etc. "River" doesn't come first. Except for the River Styx, for some reason, and when my Irish-American relatives talk about Irish rivers, they'll say "the River Shannon" or "the River Liffy."
It's definitely a British (and Irish)/US split. On this side of the Pond we call them River X rather than X River, but like North Americans, often drop River and just say the Nile, the Clyde etc
This is definitely true for *British* rivers, but not for all international rivers. I'd never say "the river Hudson" or "the river Yangtze" or "the river Murray".
I would, though, say "the river Nile", "the river Ganges" and "the river Seine".
Some clever linguist somewhere has probably worked out a rule that governs all of this.
Me neither, probably since I've only ever seen it written before. I don't think it's used as often in America, especially not where I am which is nowhere near water
It's certainly questionable that Branson started Virgin Atlantic. From Wikipedia (I know): "The airline was established in 1984 as British Atlantic Airways, and was originally planned by its co-founders Randolph Fields and Alan Hellary to fly between London and the Falkland Islands. Soon after changing the name to Virgin Atlantic Airways, Fields sold his shares in the company after disagreements with Richard Branson over the management of the company."
The Colorado.
The Thames, The Danube, The Rhine etc. ... in UK we don't tend to add the river front or back
I would, though, say "the river Nile", "the river Ganges" and "the river Seine".
Some clever linguist somewhere has probably worked out a rule that governs all of this.
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