Re: Liking German

Thomas R. Wier scripsit:

> True, but "The Dominican Republic" is far more common than the
> other option.
Say what?  Dominica is Dominica, and the D.R. is the D.R.  The
former is in the Leeward Islands between Guadelupe and Martinique;
the latter occupies the eastern two-thirds of the island of Hispaniola.
There is no "option" whatsoever.

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