Susan:
Some Colonies do manage to complicate things: I was born in the "State of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" (the official name) Which is
barely big enough to be one place, let alone trying to contain both a
"here" and a "there." Nor does it contain any "plantations"; much too far
North and not enough room for that sort of thing, although we did try to
seceed once... Confused? So are we.
I think it's "The Kingdom of England and Wales" but what do I know? I'm
just another Swamp Yankee...
Phil Vanner
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> From: Littlesuzn@aol.com
> To: paul.hunt1@virgin.net; spook01@mindspring.com
> Cc: tboicey@brit.ca; tsherman@tecinfo.com; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: OT was Engine RPM "Redline" - How to determine?
> Date: Sunday, November 30, 1997 9:38 AM
>
> In a message dated 97-11-29 11:09:25 EST, paul.hunt1@virgin.net writes:
>
> << . However, legally speaking I was born in 'England and
> Wales' >>
>
> Just to make conversation.............. is it possible to explain the
"AND"
> part of 'England and Wales'.
> My husband has a Godson who was born in N'Hampton and a friend who was
born
> in Powys. But neither one of them were born in N'hampton and Powys, and
they
> do not know of anyone who was, for that matter.....
> You see, being from the Colonies, we have a rather simplistic view of
birth.
> A person can be born either here OR there..... OR even somewhere on that
> special occasion; but never here AND there. Extended traveling labors
> (labours) excluded, of course.
>
> "Midget" Susan
>
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