----- Original Message -----
From: "Christophe Grandsire" <christophe.grandsire@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2002 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: what fruit bat?
> En réponse à Joe Hill <joe@...>:
>
> >
> > Ankh Morpork is urban England,
>
> Well, I've just bought my first Discworld book (the 25th: The Truth. What
a
> prolific author :)))) ), and according to the description of Ankh Morpork,
the
> fact that they use the dollar as currency, and its description as the "Big
> Wahoonie", I'd say it's a satire of New York.
>
No, it's definitely london. The river that runs through the middle of it
give's it away. It's a very good description ofthe Thames. Remember Pterry
is English.