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THE BRITISH THREAD II

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vonny
 
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Reply Sun 28 Apr, 2013 08:20 am
@izzythepush,
I shan't hold my breath! Been too disappointed far too often in the past.
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vonny
 
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Reply Sun 28 Apr, 2013 09:51 am
bump again
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vonny
 
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Reply Sun 28 Apr, 2013 09:53 am
and again
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 05:36 am
This topic has been discussed quite a few times during the last decade: (English) translation of foreign geographic names.

So "Wien" is 'Vienna'. But "Wiener Neustadt" is 'Wiener Neustadt' and not 'Vieanna Newtown". Perhaps, because it was founded and built, using the ransom (six thousand bucket, about 23 tons, of silver) Leopold V, Duke of Austria, got from Richard I of England?
izzythepush
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 05:45 am
@Walter Hinteler,
I thought he got the money from John.
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 05:50 am
@izzythepush,
Quote:
Duke Leopold V of Austria established the town in 1194[2] and financed the construction of a fortress close to the Hungarian border with the ransom paid for the English king Richard the Lionheart, whom he had previously captured and held as a hostage at Dürnstein Castle.
Source
izzythepush
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 05:54 am
@Walter Hinteler,
Paid for Richard by John.
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 06:27 am
@izzythepush,
Okay.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 07:04 am
@Walter Hinteler,
That's one of the reasons John is always portrayed as the villain in Robin Hood, always collecting taxes to pay for his brother's ransom. Richard however, still comes across as a hero despite being a complete bastard.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 02:30 pm
Football is when ... when a German team wins the European cup final in Wembley.
izzythepush
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 02:36 pm
@Walter Hinteler,
Looks like it's going to be an all German affair. Should be a cracking match, it's why football is known as the beautiful game. There's real poetry in an all German final at Wembley, a poetry that's unique to football. Boris Becker winning Wimbledon just can't compare.
McTag
 
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Reply Wed 1 May, 2013 03:41 pm
@Walter Hinteler,

Quote:
(English) translation of foreign geographic names.


I wonder how many tennis players at Flushing Meadows know that the origin of the name is Vlissingen, Netherlands?

And I've no idea how we got Leghorn from Livorno, Italy.
To say nothing of Wipers.
vonny
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 06:54 am
@McTag,
Quote:
To say nothing of Wipers.


Ypres?
Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 07:07 am
@vonny,
Ieper/Yper - since it's situated in West-Vlaanderen, where the Belgians don't like (and speak) French. Wink
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 08:31 am
@izzythepush,
The Sun says: "Wembley prepares for the great invasion by our Anglo-Saxon cousins on May 25."

Bayern Munich doesn't offer tickets for non-members, but Borussia Dortmund does: 1.250 out of their 25.000 tickets.
Although I've applied, most certainly I'll accept the offer of a friend, who already got free tickets: for the Wetherspoons near the stadium ... Wink
margo
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 03:18 pm
another invasion?
McTag
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 04:19 pm
@Walter Hinteler,

Don't forget, get there early and bring your bath towel.
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izzythepush
 
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Reply Thu 2 May, 2013 05:56 pm
@margo,
It's The Sun, if it wasn't for xenophobia, gratuitous nudity and an almost religious obsession with WW2 they wouldn't have a readership.
vonny
 
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Reply Sat 4 May, 2013 04:25 am
@izzythepush,
Will Newcastle win today ... and if not, what? Seriously worried!
izzythepush
 
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Reply Sat 4 May, 2013 04:33 am
@vonny,
I'm worried too, Southampton aren't out of the woods yet and we're facing Spurs. Gareth Bale wants to score against his old club.

Just looked at the head to head stats for Newcastle West Ham, they're fairly evenly matched, but there is a home advantage.

http://www.westhamunited-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/west_ham_united/vs/newcastle_united/index.shtml
 

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