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Re: Language of Tetril

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 12, 2001, 18:32
Michael Proxon wrote:
> >Your mention of "Venice, Italy" prompts me to ask a question I have been >wondering about for a while. Does anyone know the origin of this practice >(i.e., naming the Country as well as the City)? I've never heard it used on >this side of the pond (UK) but it seems to be standard in the US. "Paris, >France" for instance, sounds highly weird to me - what other Paris is >there?
One in Sweden and at least one somewhere in Oceania ... altho' both are way to small to show up on most maps. Andreas _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com