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Mick Bean Posts: 188 Joined: 1st Jun 2007 Location: England | quotePosted at 10:09 on 29th July 2008 Now it’s time to congratulate all the folk who contributed such nice long responses. Now a question, why is it that the continents of the world start and end with “A” Australia, Asia, America, Antarctica, Africa. Don’t forget to respond starting with, and ending with “N” |
Andy Edwards Posts: 1900 Joined: 14th Mar 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 10:51 on 29th July 2008 Not all of them though, Europe is a continent that is obviously an exception. |
| Mick Bean Posts: 188 Joined: 1st Jun 2007 Location: England | quotePosted at 17:23 on 29th July 2008
Naturally I’m sorry for the mistake, I knew I had missed something out !!!! silly me. Your right, Europe is the exception but it still leave the original question of why do the continents start and end with the same letters. Is there an answer to my question ? |
Peter Evans Posts: 3863 Joined: 20th Aug 2006 Location: UK | quotePosted at 19:39 on 29th July 2008 Now as I see it,when they were trying to think of a name, They all stood there and said"ahh". African was one, but they decided to drop the N. |
L Posts: 5656 Joined: 10th Jun 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:43 on 29th July 2008 Nope I can't answer that Mick, it's such a difficult question. |
| Mick Bean Posts: 188 Joined: 1st Jun 2007 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:23 on 29th July 2008 On 29th July 2008 20:43, Lyn Greenaway wrote:
Navigating through the internet to find the answer to the question I have to say I can find no reference as to the said poser. I give up, it’s giving me a headache, time I took an aspirin. |
Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:41 on 29th July 2008 north america is a continant but that dosent start with a does it or am i wrong again@? |
| Mick Bean Posts: 188 Joined: 1st Jun 2007 Location: England | quotePosted at 21:57 on 29th July 2008 North America and South America ... errr.... Is it not simply America having a top and a bottom, one south and one north but both being on the same continent ? I could be wrong, I'm sure someone can put us right but thanks for the thinking Mr Tregallion. |
| Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:04 on 29th July 2008 no problem its a plaesure Mr Bean |
| Denzil Tregallion Posts: 1764 Joined: 26th May 2008 Location: UK | quotePosted at 22:05 on 29th July 2008 nearly saw you the other day on television |
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