On 22/10/2008, at 8:30 AM, Skehan Adrian wrote:
On the matter of the Nullabor typo, I believe it is an aboriginal
name and I don't think they were big on Latin.
Actually apparently the Aboriginal name for the area is 'Oondiri'
meaning 'the waterless'. :-)
http://www.answers.com/topic/nullarbor-plain
According to the Britannica Concise Edition:
"The name Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus arbor ("no tree")"
and Wikipedia:
"The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless,
arid or semi-arid country immediately north of the Great Australian
Bight. The word Nullarbor is derived from the Latin nullus for
'nothing' or 'no one' and arbor for 'tree', and is pronounced "NULL-uh-
bore" (IPA: /ˈnʌləbɔr/)."
Thankfully Latin was a type of dancing style by the time I went thru
school! :-D
-Mart
On 22/10/2008, at 10:52 AM, Neil Houghton wrote:
Hi Reg,
on 21/10/08 8:15 PM, Reg Whitely at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi All
Have a look at http://www.southaustralia.com/EyrePeninsulaNullarbor.aspx
From one who was educated by the Jesuits, put the Latin 'nullus' and
arbor' together for 'no' 'tree'.
Latin is a bit of a sore point with me! At Grammar school, I was
selected
into the "bright" stream and had to sit through the Latin classes
whilst my
"dull" mates were building a Mirror sailing dinghy in the carpentry
class!
I have to say, I hardly felt privileged by the selection!
Perhaps we now have 'Nullus Arbor', or 'Null' Arbor', or
'Nullarbor';
and then the language could degenerate further to 'N'arbor' or
even ... NAB?
Yes, well, as a NAB shareholder, I must concede that the amount of
trees
that must go into their annual reports and other paperwork
generated could
well qualify them for the alternative expansion of NAB!
Sorry for hijacking your thread Adrian!
Have fun,
Neil
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Reg
On 21/10/2008, at 7:57 pm, Neil Houghton wrote:
Hehe,
Well it's changed from Nullabore to Nullabor - so now it's
consistent across
your site.
However, as John said, I always thought the strictly correct
spelling was
Nullarbor (as in - no trees).
However, Nullabor does also seem to be in common usage.
Google gives:
247,000 hits for Nullarbor
92,300 hits for Nullabor
Take your pick :)
Cheers
Neil
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on 21/10/08 7:45 PM, Skehan Adrian at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks to all for the responses, unfortunately I am unable to
access
it on any of the 4 machines available to me where I am at
present. I
have corrected the Nullabor spelling via iWeb and it appears to
have
uploaded the correction OK. If anyone who has been able to get in
could have another look and confirm that the correction has
uploaded I
will appreciate it, it will also serve to confuse me even more.
Regards,
Adrian
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