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Re: CHAT National toponyms (was: OT Caution!! IRA funding)

From:Wesley Parish <wes.parish@...>
Date:Saturday, September 18, 2004, 9:35
Part of the British Isles was called Holland - the East Anglian fens?  Have I
got the right spot?

"the hollow lands" = the swampy fenlands?  I think that's the meaning - though
as usual, I bow to superior knowledge.

Wesley Parish

On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:22, B. Garcia wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:19:58 +0100, Peter Bleackley > > <peter.bleackley@...> wrote: > > A Dutch colleague habitually refers to his country as "Holland", in > > preference to "the Netherlands". Whether this is a particularly Southern > > Dutch habit or not, I don't know, but he seems to regard "Holland" as > > more correct. > > > > Pete > > It's pretty common for many Americans* to call the Netherlands > "Holland". I try to say "The Netherlands" but sometimes habit is hard > to break and "Holland" slips out. > > Note: the following is NOT to start an arguement, just something I > find interesting: > > *As for "American" people have been calling people of the United > states that for much longer than the current issue of "Why do people > in the United States use "American" to refer to themselves?". Anyway, > Robert Louis Stevenson used "American" to refer to the people of the > United states in the late 1800's as such > > From "Across the Plains" in the chapter "Mexicans, Americans and Indians": > > " Not even the most Americanised would descend to wear the vile dress > hat of civilisation. Spanish was the language of the streets. It was > difficult to get along without a word or two of that language for an > occasion." > > (I included that quote only because it's interesting that the > situation with Spanish is switched with English... it's difficult to > get along in Monterey now without a word or two of English, although > you can get by if you speak Spanish... so all is not lost for Spanish > here :)) > > > "Across the Plains" is interesting, especially where it discusses > Monterey in both chapters "The Old Pacific Capital" and "Mexicans, > Americans, and Indians". It's very interesting and his description of > the weather here is still the same. > > You can find "The Old Pacific Capital" here: > http://www.bookrags.com/ebooks/614/30.html > > And "Mexicans, Americans, and Indians" here: > http://www.bookrags.com/ebooks/614/35.html > > -- > Listen Johnny; > You're like a mother to the girl you've fallen for, > And you're still falling, > And if they come tonight > You'll roll up tight and take whatever's coming to you next. > > Slow Graffitti - Belle and Sebastian
-- Wesley Parish * * * Clinersterton beademung - in all of love. RIP James Blish * * * Mau e ki, "He aha te mea nui?" You ask, "What is the most important thing?" Maku e ki, "He tangata, he tangata, he tangata." I reply, "It is people, it is people, it is people."

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