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Location of photograph of Lincoln
09-25-2019, 08:30 AM
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RE: Location of photograph of Lincoln
(09-24-2019 10:34 PM)Rogerm Wrote:  This is knit-picking a bit, but "Belvoir" literally means "beautiful to see", whereas "Bellevue" would mean "beautiful view."

Thanks, Rogerm - I actually thought about that last night after I shut down the computer and was going to change it this morning. I minored in French in college (along with English), but have not used a word of it in over 40 years. This time, I was quoting from a website -- probably Wiki!

With this British writer, I'm needing a "translator" beside me to explain what some of her very British comments, words, slang mean. BTW: AussieMike - you used the term POM on one of these posts about David Lloyd George. What does that stand for? My mother was addicted to English romance novels from the earlier centuries and could probably translate for me, but she passed a decade ago.
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