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Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:29:02 GMT
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N. Hoogerbrug wrote in message <37EF668D.1FB43EE3@knoware.nl>...
Hi  Sanjay,

Everyone is right they all use thee same grounds to tell you it. But Im to
blame I think because I use them all the time, Holland is more short then
the Netherlands and on the other hand I dont like the The in Netherlands.


I agree with that. I read somewhere, that in adresses you should just say
'Netherlands' instead of 'The Netherlands', just like with 'United States
(of America)'.

This is nitpicking however :-)

Eric



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Hi Sanjay, Everyone is right they all use thee same grounds to tell you it. But Im to blame I think because I use them all the time, Holland is more short then the Netherlands and on the other hand I dont like the The in Netherlands. An translation (...) (25 years ago, 27-Sep-99, to lugnet.loc.nl)

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