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[OM] Re: Greek pickiness [was: some more OT stuff]

Subject: [OM] Re: Greek pickiness [was: some more OT stuff]
From: Dan Mitchell <danmitchell@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:19:22 -0600
Scott Peden wrote:
> Try 'Ben' or 'Dune" or 'Craic' with the word mount, as in mountain in part 
> of the name. I happen to live under Mt Ben Lomond. Duhhh... Yanks naming 
> stuff Gaelic names should at least understand what the words mean.

  For many more of those: (though not the one you mentioned)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tautological_place_names

  (my favourite: "the la brea tar pits")

  -- dan

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