On Thu, 2006-11-16 at 17:47 +0000, john gilmore wrote: > The term 'antipus' may well now denote a pterosaur; it is, however, the > Greek and English singular of 'antipodes'
John, John, John ... Surely you (of all people) are not trying to suggest Australia (or any where else that constitutes a "where") is a singularity ???. For everything other than that entity known in mathematics as a "point", surely antipodes applies. As for the Poms usurping the generic term "the Antipodes" to refer to the other end of the world where they attempted to dump their unwanted convicts, well ... As others have said, history and common usage have won this one. Who knows, given the accuracy of the maps of the time, maybe they calculated The Antipodes Islands to be truly antipodal to Britain. Didn't miss by much really. Shane ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
