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Re: Afrasian?

From:Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>
Date:Saturday, October 12, 2002, 20:00
 --- Andreas Johansson wrote:

> >But if you like, an alternative to "Eurasia" could be perhaps "Euras" or > >"Euraz"? > > Where's that "z" from? I certainly prefer "Eurasia" to "Euras" or similar > anyway.
From Dutch. Our word for Asia is "Azië". This was also the name of a Chinese restaurant in my native town that we used to visit frequently when I was younger. Jan ===== "Originality is the art of concealing your source." - Franklin P. Jones __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com