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From: lilandbr@scn.org (Leland Bryant Ross)
Subject: Re: Redundant place names
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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 02:10:09 GMT
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In a previous article, dsgood@visi.com (Dan Goodman) says:

>
>Torpenhow Hill, each syllable meaning "hill".  Sorry, I don't know the
>languages except that the last is English.
>
>The US has, among others, the Spanish&English La Brea Tar Pits; Catskill
>River.

Is this meant to suggest that "Catskill" is Spanish for "River"??  No 
way, man.
--
L B Ros'     |tel: 206 |  "... Vi estas la modera homo, la netakseble valora
UEA-D Seatla |     633 |  subrimenisto de la malica homo. Vi, la modera homo,
204 N 39th St|____2434_|  povas uzigxi por maljusto, sed senutilas por justo."
Seattle WA 98103 Usono |        -- Herman MELVILLE, _La Konfidigisto_, cx. 21
