Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]
| From: | Padraic Brown <agricola@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 16, 2001, 13:42 |
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Am 16.12.01, John Cowan yscrifef:
> Padraic Brown scripsit:
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> > Simply, there are some cities that need no qualifiers. Paris,
> > London, Athens, Atlanta, Chicago, Holywood, Washington.
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> Dot vot you tink.
Yes it is. Most people I've come in contact with naturally pair
them with France, England, Greece, Georgia, Illinois, California
and DC.
Barring _local_ phenomena such as you describe (Hollywood, FL;
Hollywood, MD) I suspect most people will assume Hollywood, CA.
Padraic.
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