It’s hurt by having to clarify homophones or near-homophones (e.g. add/remove the ‘d’ on a past-tense word). You know what’s really funny? I already have a location comprising 3 words (and a number). Street, Town/suburb, Country, and a number index within the street. Ok, some people will need a state as well if their town exists in multiple states, but mostly people already know which country they’re looking in.