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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() King Zog? Is that some kind of a joke? [quote ![]() [/quote ![]() And you've forgotten Stracyznski. That's 5 consonants in a row! Ooh I can spell Stracyznski. Woot! Go me! We've got pretty weird names here in Singapore as well. Changi, which is pronounced "chag-nee". Although Gaelic wins hands down for the [i ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Aoidhgheann: Ian. Welsh has some strange letter combinations as well: Llwyd = "kloo-id," more or less. W is a vowel sometimes. A valley is a coomb (cwm). I really wanna know who transliterated the Celtic languages into English. Probably some illiterate Sassenach git.[/color ![]()
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![]() ![]() They say Krakow is named after a Prince by the name of Krak who slew a dragon that had been bothering the locals. Dunno about Warzawa. [quote ![]() ![]() Likewise, "Vojtyla" (Pope's last name) is pronounced "voy-TIH-wa." Sorta.[/color ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Such is an outsider's perspective. Â Nic can probably provide a more detailed (and accurate) synopsis.[/quote ![]() Actually, this is 100% accurate! Go, Sa`ar! ![]() And Mudshark`s description of the events is also completely correct. I`m impressed! I`ve been asked on the net few years ago if Croatia was in Iowa or near Singapore... ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There's always Saskatchewan. Back to the Balkan thing: the southernmost province of Yugoslavia, Macedonia, managed to break free without any bloodshed, the only one to do so. Â However, Greece objects to a bunch of Johnny-come lately Slavs (I'm speaking from a perceived Greek perspective here) using a name they've considered theirs for about 2500 years, so Macedonia has to conduct its international affairs under the cumbersome appellation "Former Yugoslavian Republic Of Macedonia" or FYROM for short. Â Strange but true.[/quote ![]() Yes, Macedonia broke free out of Yugoslavia in 1991 without any bloodshed, but in 1999 or 2001, I don`t remember the exact year, a civil war erupted between the Macedonians and the Albanian ethnic minority. It lasted for about a year, then it ended. As for the "Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia" thing, the Greeks are right - Macedonia was one of the ancient Greek kingdoms, and later Alexander The Great`s empire. And when the Slavic tribes that settled in that region after the fall of the Roman Empire took the name Macedonians, well... they`ve stolen it. They even have the symbol of Alexander the Great on their flag now, so I understand why the Greeks are angry. Still, the "Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia" is [i ![]() ![]() ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Yeah, but how much of a ham is [i ![]() ![]() ![]() Megatron's enhanced dragon form was really cool. And Gigabyte from Reboot. [quote ![]() ![]() OK, oh marvel, where's Val Morin? ![]() *runs away*[/color ![]() |
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