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Paweł Piotr Stawski
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:15 am
Post subject: The Hague |
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What are other cities that are in common use with the before it?
the Pireus,
the Hague,
the Ditts...although I dunno what is it.
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 3:09 pm
Post subject: Re: The Hague |
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Paweł Piotr Stawski wrote:
| Quote: | What are other cities that are in common use with the before it?
the Pireus,
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Not called that in English
Direct translation from Dutch Den Haag
| Quote: | the Ditts...although I dunno what is it.
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Never heard of it.
The Netherlands, The Gambia, The Gold Coast, and The Ivory Coast
(deprecated), The Yemen.. ssems to be countries more than towns.
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:33 pm
Post subject: Re: The Hague |
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"Paweł Piotr Stawski" <english@stawski.pl> wrote in message
news:d2820$43a08b89$d4ba586d$19147@news.chello.pl...
| Quote: | What are other cities that are in common use with the before it?
the Pireus,
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Not in English, it isn't.
Anglicisation from Dutch of Den Haag which is an abbreviation
of s'Gravenhage which, I think, means "The Count's Hedge".
Obviously this would naturally become shortened to "The Hedge".
Similarly Den Bosch is an abbreviation of s'Hertogenbosch
so "The Duke's Wood" becomes "The Wood".
Perhaps Den Helder is also short for something but, if so,
I don't know what.
| Quote: | the Ditts...although I dunno what is it.
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Never 'eard of it.
In English placenames, over time it is normally the "the" which is
dropped, so "The Queen's Ferry" becomes "Queensferry".
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Paul Burke
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 4:47 pm
Post subject: Re: The Hague |
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Nick Wagg wrote:
| Quote: | the Hague,
Anglicisation from Dutch.. s'Gravenhage which, I think, means "The
Count's Hedge".
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Interesting place name near here: Idridgehay (pron. Irridger, roughly),
which is an AS counterpart: Edrich's Hedge. Named after the former
cricketer, IIRC.
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Nick Wagg
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:53 pm
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"Paul Burke" <paul@scazon.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Nick Wagg wrote:
the Hague,
Anglicisation from Dutch.. s'Gravenhage which, I think, means "The
Count's Hedge".
Interesting place name near here: Idridgehay (pron. Irridger, roughly),
which is an AS counterpart: Edrich's Hedge. Named after the former
cricketer, IIRC.
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