Re: English river names (was: EU's language policy)

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From: Harlan Messinger
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 1996 00:00

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Roger Vanderveen (rvander@ichips.intel.com) wrote:
: Two miles from my home is the Tualatin River. It flows into the Willamette
: River (and, unfortunately, into the main streets of Lake Oswego, Tualatin and
: Oregon City, as you saw if you watched the national news in the last couple of
: weeks). The Willamette flows into the Columbia River, which flows into the
: Pacific Ocean.
: 
: Three rivers, only one of which flows into the sea. Where's the catch?

Moving to even bigger rivers, the Missouri River and the Red River flow 
into the Mississippi River. Also, in Harper's Ferry, West Virginia, the 
Shenandoah River flows into the Potomac River.

Getting back to the French: to the person who originally brought up the 
riviere/fleuve distinction--is the Moselle ordinarily referred to as a 
fleuve or a riviere? It strikes me that I've seen it called a fleuve, but 
it flows into the Rhine.

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From: gusty@clark.net (Harlan Messinger)
Subject: Re: English river names (was: EU's language policy)
Date: 1996/02/21
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