Re: Modern Greek
From: Harlan Messinger (h.messinger_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/17/04
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 11:49:24 -0400
"Yusuf B Gursey" <ybg@TheWorld.com> wrote in message
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> In sci.lang Ruud Harmsen <realemailseesite01@rudhar.com> wrote in
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> : Mon, 16 Aug 2004 13:35:50 +0000 (UTC): Yusuf B Gursey
> : <ybg@TheWorld.com>: in sci.lang:
>
> :>hmm. from stamp collecting many years ago, I thought Greece was Ellas ,
> :>now is it Ellada ?
> :>
> :>why is Bermuda with Beta (Veta) and Barbados, Bahamas with Mp ?
>
> : History, I suppose. Likewise all the Saints started with Agia, except
>
> i suppose that too, but what is the history behind it?
>
> : Saint Kitts & wotwozzit, where they used the unpronounceable 'Greek'
> : word 'saint'. (Sound as English 'said'?)
They also said "and". On the other hand, while the fotw.vexillum.org page
showed San Marino transcribed as such, in the parade they used Agios Marino
or something like that, positioned toward the beginning of the procession.
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