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| Tracy | I have read | |
Voted 10/10 | that one can see both the highest point (Mt. Whitney) and the lowest point (Badwater)in the contiguous United States from Dante's View. If that is true it might be worth mentioning here. Of course, that is definitely true of the summit of Telescope Peak. Nice write-up by the way! | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2008 1:48 am | ||
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| Bob Sihler | Re: I have read | |
Hasn't voted | Let me look into that. I do recall seeing the Sierra Nevada on a very clear morning. I'll definitely add something on that. Thanks. | |
| Posted Mar 29, 2008 3:01 pm | ||
| Bob Burd | apostrophes | |
Hasn't voted | why do names of geographic locations almost never have possessive apostrophes when they should? Since you asked - it's BGN policy, though even they don't know the origin of it. See here for their take on it. | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2012 5:22 pm | ||
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| Bob Sihler | Re: apostrophes | |
Hasn't voted | My head is spinning after reading that "explanation." So why not rename Pikes Peak as Pike Peak, then? As an English major and teacher, I suffer undue stress from this! | |
| Posted Jan 16, 2012 8:23 pm | ||
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| Bob Burd | Re: apostrophes | |
Hasn't voted | It seems to be along the lines of, "Because we've always done it that way." Gotta love how government agencies weed out critical thinking. | |
| Posted Jan 17, 2012 2:53 pm | ||
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