What 3 Words is an interesting idea to give all people (and locations) three words they can use to define a location. I tried them in 2017 several years ago but the system was not working at the time.



That said there are some issues with what three words

1. It is a private company and the idea of a private company owning your address is a bit weird

2. It does not have good error correction. Some words sound the same but if you mix them up you could be thousands of kilometers away. Systems with error correction have advantages

3. There are language issues. What word is easy for me to say might be really hard for someone from China. You could use Chinese words but having everyone using different systems kind of breaks the point.



People tend to get very strong opinions about postcodes. Discussions frequently become shouting matches. I have no great knowledge of the area and if I am wrong about my issues above I will happily take correction.

