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Re: A snap shot of the elusive Nessie!
« Reply #20 on: November 01, 2009, 22:08:54 »


Oooops ... my error ...  :-[

My apologies, Sylvia. I did not realize that "Medina" (the old capitol of Malta) was also spelled/spelt "Mdina" ... :*)

I guess that I'm still not too old to learn something new (or to put my foot in my mouth) ...  ;)

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Re: A snap shot of the elusive Nessie!
« Reply #21 on: November 01, 2009, 22:40:27 »
Quote from: Richard on November 01, 2009, 22:08:54
My apologies, Sylvia. I did not realize that "Medina" (the old capitol of Malta) was also spelled/spelt "Mdina" ... :*)

No worries. Glad to know there wasn't a third error, after all!

FWIW, I didn't know there was another way to spell Mdina. Your knowledge of historical place names far outstrips mine. ;)
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Re: A snap shot of the elusive Nessie!
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2009, 00:59:02 »


Quote from: Sylvia on November 01, 2009, 22:40:27

Your knowledge of historical place names far outstrips mine. ;)



Actually, Sylvia, in this case your knowledge was far better than mine. Mdina is the preferred Maltese spelling. And, probably for a very good reason. The Arabs ruled Malta from 870AD for about two hundred years. The word "Medina" is an Arabic word for a small walled fortified area.

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