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- From: v140pxgt@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Daniel B Case)
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- Subject: Re: Strange Place Names (English)
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- Date: 22 Jan 93 20:17:00 GMT
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- In article <45092@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU>, jmcd@cea.berkeley.edu (John McDonald) writes...
- >
- >Well, i was perusing the latest Europe map sent out
- >by National Geographic. There's a town about 60km
- >south of Minsk in Belarus called.....Slutsk!
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- Actually, given Slavic Pronunciation, it would probably be pronounced "Slootsk"
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- >
- >Or am i the only one that finds that funny...?
- >
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- But on paper it looks funny.
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- >Others?
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