From: Futbolmetrix on 30 May 2010 04:05 On May 30, 7:14 am, Futbolmetrix <futbolmet...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Costa de Marfil > > Costa d'Ivorio What an embarrassment, I sound like Lord of War. It's Costa d'Avorio, obviously. D
From: Pat on 30 May 2010 07:19 Dutch/Nederlands: Zuid-Afrika Mexico Uruguay Frankrijk Argentini� Nigeria Zuid-Korea Griekenland Engeland Verenigde Staten Algerije Sloveni� Duitsland Australi� Servi� Ghana Nederland Denemarken Japan Kameroen Itali� Paraguay Nieuw Zeeland Slowakije Brazili� Noord-Korea Ivoorkust Portugal Spanje Zwitserland Honduras Chili
From: Diabolik on 30 May 2010 07:23 Some countries have the same spelling in all languages. Maybe because they're fairly new countries? Uruguay Paraguay Honduras
From: Abubakr on 30 May 2010 07:32 On May 30, 9:23 pm, "Diabolik" <diabo...(a)nospam.com> wrote: > Some countries have the same spelling in all languages. Maybe because > they're fairly new countries? > > Uruguay > Paraguay > Honduras That and perhaps the spelling and/or pronunciation isn't all that different.
From: Coma on 30 May 2010 08:20
Dopo dura riflessione, jvazquez(a)semavenca.com ha scritto : > Which makes me wonder why Italians call Germany, la Germania but the > Germans, i Tedeschi... Germania ----> from classical latin Tedeschi ----> from theodiscus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodiscus), a medieval latin word |