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Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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lugnet.loc.nl
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Mon, 4 Oct 1999 09:31:49 GMT
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Sanjay D'Souza wrote in message ...
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> Eric Brok <brok@fcjsvc.hvu.nl> wrote in message
> news:FIpKxM.Jwo@lugnet.com...
> > The Netherlands is more formal than Holland, but otherwise both are used
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> So does that mean "the Netherlands" is actually "The Netherlands" ie the T
> in "the" is a capital?
I just capitalized 'The' becvause it's the start of a sentence (or 'The
Netherlands' is a seperate phrase). Otherwise i would speak of the
Netherlands in a sentence. Not sure about this,
Eric
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 | | Re: Netherlands verses Holland - Which is when?
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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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