On Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:30:42 -0800, John King <ecobotanist@volcano.net> wrote: >Always good to see a bit of humor. However, inasmuch as the official >spelling of the country - in contrast to the fowl - is "Turkiye"; should >we say that it's a turk that/who has lost its "iye"? Would that render >it blind? What's the relevance of that to Reland? -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk