Dr. Richard Waxweiler Berlin, Deutschland/Germany dr.richard@waxweiler.de www.waxweiler.de -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Diane Frankenfield <dfranken@erols.com> An: <TRIER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. September 1999 15:06 Betreff: Re: [TRIER-ROOTS-L] Re: Letter > I got the same notation about a year ago on some letters I sent to Germany. > At the time (and still now), I thought it was odd that a letter to Germany > would have a French notation.... >Any thoughts as to why this is French, and > not a German notation? Is this French term universal throughout Europe and > every country uses it? Thanks. Diane Hello Diane, The French language is the world language for postal services, for the US as well. Sincerely Richard