Re: 'Life" by Richard Fortey

On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:22:31 +0000, UC wrote:

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Non-responsive. There are two poles, the north pole and the south
pole. That's why we say THE North Pole and THE South Pole, but we
DON'T say THE Antarctica, do we? WHY? Try to use those few
overstrained brain cells to understand WHY we don't say THE Antarctica
or THE Greenland or THE Australia.

gg:"the Australia I love"
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080

gg:"the Australia we know"
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,550

gg:"the australia you"
Results 1 - 10 of about 5,150

It's because they're UNIQUE!!!!!

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I understand that you're not a linguist, but I'm beginning to wonder if
English is your first language.

"Enjoy encounters with the Australia that tourists usually miss."

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