Adrian

With my urban historian hat on - There is no common definition of city 
but many US cities are defined by incorporation (ie  a corporate charter 
granted by state) rather than their size.This is certainly the case in 
UK where most cities have a cathedral and the status is granted by royal 
charter. A definition on size is permissable for academic purposes but 
needs to be defined.

paul



praetzellis wrote:

>Thanks Iain,  I'll look into the ref. My responses follow:
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>>Here down south we were all watching the World Cup! You know that game
>>played with a round ball using field hockey positions by a bunch of prima
>>donnas. 
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>The hysterical in full pursuit of the spherical (apologies to Oscar Wilde).
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>>I would be interested in Adrian keeping us posted 
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>Delighted to do so.
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>>as well as explaining the
>>difference between a city and a town is.
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>In a word, size. 
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>Adrian Praetzellis
>Californ-eye-ay
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