Re: CHAT: browsers

On Wednesday 12 February 2003 11:42 am, John Cowan wrote:
> Wesley Parish scripsit:
> > Well, she's certainly not the Queen of the Channel Islands - just to
> > throw a pointless factoid in - she's the Duchess of Normandy,
> > the mainland Normandy is
>
> For "Duchess" read "Duke".  Her title in the C.I. is "Our Sovereign and
> Duke of Normandy, Queen Elizabeth the Second."  AFAIK that does not make
> Prince Philip the Duchess of Normandy, for which he is probably profoundly
> grateful.
>
> > and Jersey, Guernsey
> > and the other one are the sole remaining loyalists -
>
> Distinguish between Isles and Bailiwicks.  The Bailiwick of Jersey
> contains the Isle of Jersey only, but the Bailiwick of Guernsey contains
> the Isles of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Herm (also Jethou, Brecqhou
> and Lihou, according to the Guernsey official web site).
Talking about the Channel Islands - does anyone have any info on Guernseian
French?

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