Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]
| From: | John Cowan <cowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 16, 2001, 5:44 |
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Roger Mills scripsit:
> Way back in the 40s, one of my teachers recounted this exchange, which took
> place in Boston (Mass.)--
> She: "I'm from South Dakota"
> Bostonian: "Oh. What state is that in?"
The (U.S.) state of New Mexico routinely gets inquiries from other Americans
about passport and visa requirements for visiting it. It is also, AFAIK,
the only state where both English and Spanish are official languges.
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John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@ccil.org
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