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> There is a point of view that says that *all* such identifiers (for > countries, languages, etc.) should just be randomly generated strings for > the kind of reasons mentioned. (Not that I'm arguing for that.) It is often suggested that meaningless identifiers are more stable than Real World names. I would point out that while no meaningless identifier has been in use for as much as two centuries, the name "Roma" (of the city, not the people) has had a stable referent for the last 2755 years. -- John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.reutershealth.com I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_
