Re: CHAT Stambul (was: A new version of Genesis)
| From: | Benct Philip Jonsson <bpj@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 15, 2004, 17:00 |
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At 00:07 6/15/2004, Andreas Johansson wrote:
>In Swedish, it's normal to refer to the closest biggish city as _sta'n_, lit
>"The City". For me, that's primarily Linköping, a city of 100k.
In Romelanda, southern Bohuslän there is an interesting distinction:
for commuters _stan_ is Gothenburg, but for oldtimers it's Kungälv.
You often have to ask for clarification.
/BP 8^)
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