re: #74 Decatur Deb

I doubt if 1 American in 10 could explain the difference (few could find it on a map). I never gave it a thought until Sergei discussed it here a couple years ago. It just doesn’t come up around most watercoolers.

Up next: the significance of “Derry” and “Londonderry”.

I say “the Ukraine” because I speak English. Certain place names like the Sudan and the Ukraine require the definite article. Romance speakers stick definite articles in front of everything—I’ll bet you a million bucks nobody gets on their case about it.