Re: hungarian/magyar dichotomy

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From: Toth Andras
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 00:00

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Adam Jacobs <ajk@socrates.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>>Well, it certainly has an accent mark, just not a grave. It's K�cs if
>>your computer can handle it.
>Actually, no, it doesn't.  Assuming we are talking about the Kocs of coach-
>making fame (Komarom-Esztergom megye -- and I'm not aware of any other
>one; I don't have my atlas handy to check), it is definitely Kocs, no 
>"accent mark" of any sort.  So the derivative kocsi is quite regular.

Oops... I've just checked my map and you're right, it's Kocs. I'm sorry.
You've beaten us hungarians once again.

Though I'm still pretty sure that I was taught in primary school that
it's K�cs for some reason...

a.

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