Larry, K4WLS wrote: > > I am sure that we would all prefer United States > of America rather than keep the old name of New Britainia.
I missed something in American history or I don't recall that name! > I can't even spell it off the bat without looking > it up, much less pronounce it correctly. If you try to pronounce it in > English from the correct spelling using > what you think the correct syllables are, 99.9 % of us will > mis-pronounce it. How about the English pronounication of Kiribati. Or Revillagigedo? If you know Spanish, no problem. But tell that to Alaskans who live in Ketchikan, located on an island of the same name! They don't understand Spanish! John Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org