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Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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lugnet.loc.nl
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Mon, 27 Sep 1999 07:58:49 GMT
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Mark de Kock wrote in message ...
> Sanjay,
> It is also confusing for us Dutch people. The official english word for our
> country is The Netherlands. Holland is a province (county) within it.
> Actually, there are two Hollands: North and South Holland.
> The name Holland dates back to the 17tc century, when both North and South
> Holland were the two most important (politically and mony-wise) provinces
> and everybody knew our country by that name.
> To get back on topic: the Shellsets have been released in the Netherlands
> and also in Holland - a part of the Netherlands.
> Interesting note: When you send snail-mail from another country, both
> Holland and the Netherlands in the address will work.
The Netherlands is more formal than Holland, but otherwise both are used
interchangebly in English.
However, as Mark notes, *in Dutch* there's a difference between Nederland
and Holland, as Holland should refer to the provinces (North and South-)
Holland. To complicate things many Dutch people, who should know better,
actually say Holland where they mean Nederland. I hate that, because it's
like there's noting else but Holland in Nederland. But as I said, in
English this is not a controversial issue and you can use both.
Eric
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| Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote in message news:FIpKxM.Jwo@lugnet.com... (...) So does that mean "the Netherlands" is actually "The Netherlands" ie the T in "the" is a capital? Thanks Sanjay "I'm pedantic when I wanna be" D'Souza (1) (1) (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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| Sanjay, It is also confusing for us Dutch people. The official english word for our country is The Netherlands. Holland is a province (county) within it. Actually, there are two Hollands: North and South Holland. The name Holland dates back to the (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)
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