"are proper nouns in American English treated the same way as those in French or Chinese and translated into familiar forms - 'Elysée Palace', 'Tiananmen Square'? " Why not?
You wouldn't write "Center" would you? Even in the US. It's an opportunity to educate them. :-)
Incidentally, do you agree with the apostophe in "it's". It is after all a short form of "it is". I've just been berated in another, less educated, forum. I'm open to correction and some of that there learning.
John
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