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
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