Re: [HCDX] Colombia or Columbia??

["T. Bankson Roach" <sigint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

With respect to the English language, sorry. You are wrong. Just checked
the American Heritage dictionary. Colombia is a country. Columbia is
acceptable for a county in Maryland and various other places but the
South American country is Colombia. Period.

Tom Roach

----- Original Message -----
From: Co.Rad <co.rad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Colombia or Columbia??


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Per-Ole Stenman" <per-ole.stenman@xxxxxxxx>
>
> > For the first time I saw WRTH-2000 ( I have not bought any this year
of my
> > own).
> >
> > I noticed that Colombia now is written as "Columbia"
>
> In my opinion Colombia is only "Colombia", in italian and in spanish.
> Cristoforo Colombo name was "Colombo", not "Columbus".
>
> Regards,
>
> Salvo Micciché
>
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