Re: OT: Renaming the continents
| From: | Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, December 16, 2002, 19:14 |
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Padraic wrote:
>Certainly not. I can well imagine that Asians
>might choose a name other than Asia for the
>landmass they live in. They might also choose to
>subdivide that landmass into something more
>sensible! After all, China has precious little in
>common with Lapland!
Which may be why Lapland and China, in English, are often said to inhabit
different continents, the indisputable geographical fact that they don't
notwithstanding!
Andreas
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