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Re: Language of Tetril

From:Herman Miller <hmiller@...>
Date:Thursday, December 13, 2001, 4:38
On Tue, 11 Dec 2001 20:48:09 -0500, Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote:

>Michael Poxon 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? > >Paris, Texas, for one. :-) Besides, for less well-known cities, it's >rather convenient to have the country listed, to get an idea of where in >the world it is.
In Tirèlhat, there's only one Paghí (which is in Frhansèvor). The one in Teksès is called Péris.