[lojban-beginners] Re: lojban-beginners Digest V4 #261

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 12/21/2005 4:26:17 AM Central Standard Time, ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:


> "River Ob"
> "Novosibirsk city"
> "Rhode island"
>
> etc. proper name + common noun  or  common noun + proper name combinations?
>
> mi'e .ianis.


Careful.  "River" is not part of the name of the Ob' river, nor is "city" part of the name of Novosibirsk.  "Island" *is* part of the name of Rhode Island, where it's always capitalized.

stevo