You make some good points but none of them explain how naming the article r gion makes it harder to use It s not hard to read or confusing You don t have to type to find the article Regions of France will redirect there As you say administrative subdivisions around the world are all distinctive But renaming everything in the world to generic names with a high level of Englishness is just going to start watering down the distinctive character People who fear the range of nuance in the English language and orthography can go to to feel comfortable 2005 03 30 07 39 Z