Re: CHAT: geographical nomenclature [was Re: Language of Tetril]
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 15, 2001, 0:15 |
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Padraic Brown wrote:
> Largely agreed. I simply find it foolish that, when newscasters
> are reading a story about, say, restoration of the Eifel Tower,
> they add "France" to the city's name.
Granted, for a city like "Paris", it may be unnecessary. But, what
about if it was a story about an obscure city in France? Surely then
"France" would be useful, and then where do you draw the line between
"obscure city" and "famous city"?
Besides, there probably *are* people who wouldn't know what country
Paris is in. :-(
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