Re: dialects vs separate languages (was: The most Latin of Romance languages?)

From: Paul J Kriha (paul.nospam.kriha_at_paradise.net.nz)
Date: 08/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 21:56:42 +1200

Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:4123D564.7581@worldnet.att.net...
> Rex F. May wrote:
> >
[...]
> >
> > Good points. Maybe the State of Georgia should change its name to
> > "Helen".... no, wait....
>
> Troy is in New York. Next to Albany.
> Peter T. Daniels

Troja (i.e. Troy) is also a suburb of Prague (I believe Zoo is in Troja).
Eeeek, that might start another Greko-Turko-Slavic melee. :-)

PJK

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