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learnincurve posted:I think it’s mandatory. For a bit my dad worked in “Washington DC, not Washington state, Washington DC” which is it’s actual real name. No no, it's not Washington District of Columbia, it's Washington Direct Current, as opposed to the parts of Washington that use alternating current.
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feedmegin posted:Aaland surely if you're not going to do ringed-a You can just say "Finland's Quebec" and be understood.
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(it's awe-land not al-and)
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Sanford posted:All joking aside if anyone has a job that involves sitting in the same place all day a jar with a bit of moss and some fancy woodlice scrumbling about will brighten your day no end. Now you can also have fun while queuing for petrol!
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Jaeluni Asjil posted:[I digress] Upper Egypt is up on the Nile. Upper Germany is also up on the Rhine and other N-S rivers in the region, and Netherlands and Lower Germany are down in the north. Some medieval maps were drawn with Jerusalem (east) on top even in Europe. But anything would go, really, people weren't too hung up on one orientation. 
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