Adopt a Street

["Ann McMillan" <mcmillan@uidaho.edu>]

The synonyms for adopt are: take on, accept, assume, approve, take up, agree to, espouse, implement, and embrace.  Also we can be "stewards" over a section of road.  Could any of these be used? 

 

Personally I take no offense at the word adopt, even though I was adopted as a child.  But, I am an adult now and I know the different connotations used.  We could either teach our adopted children the different connotations or avoid using the word entirely.  I don't think it hurts children to learn more meanings of words.

 

Ann P. McMillan