"The" Philippines

[Jonathan Lighter]

Relax, Fritz. I missed "the Bronx."  And then there's "the United States."

JL

FRITZ JUENGLING <juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> wrote:
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Poster: FRITZ JUENGLING
Subject: Re: "The" Philippines
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Heck, how could I have missed that one!! It's right up the road. BTW, its pronunciation is not the same as the city in Texas. It rhymes with 'pals.' And it always has 'the' in front of it.
Fritz


>and "The Dalles" (Ore.), not to mention "The Bronx"


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