Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]
| From: | Muke Tever <alrivera@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 17, 2001, 1:49 |
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>===== Original Message From Constructed Languages List
>Muke Tever scripsit:
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>> Where I am "Athens" is mainly ambiguous between Athens, Tennessee and
Athens,
>> Georgia.
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>I have heard that the latter, at least, is locally /eIT@nz/, whereas the
>one in Greece is /&T@nz/.
Well, I've never been to either local Athens, so I don't know how local you
have to get to hear that, but I don't think I've ever heard /eIT@nz/ before...
(Of course, the one in Greece isn't _locally_ /&T@nz/ either, now is it...)
*Muke!