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From: Lesley Albertson <>
Subject: [DK] Re: How do I say "from the West"? [Thanks!]
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 12:43:05 +1000
References: <002d01c11b8b$e7cd9aa0$79a2f9c3@nmb22309>


Hej Birgitte og Kenny & Steve,

Many thanks for your help ;-) I was again put in the embarrassing
position of being the family member who "understands Danish", but
couldn't answer a simple question ;-)

mvh,


Lesley
(Melbourne, Australia...grey and overcast again here)

> Personally I would say "fra den australske østkyst/vestkyst" or "fra det østlige/vestlige Australien".......I suppose it's just as right to say "fra Øst-Australien/Vest-Australien", I just wouldn't use it (don't know why.....maybe because I think the first two "sound" better...) :-)
> Anyways, you definitely wouldn't say "fra Western Australia".....
>
> :-) Birgitte
>
> -----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
> Fra: Lesley Albertson <>
> Til: <>
> Dato: 2. august 2001 10:40
> Emne: [DK] How do I say "from the West"?
>
> >Hej alle,
> >
> >I am puzzled about one of those simple questions that on closer
> >inspection doesn't seem quite so simple.
> >
> >And that is, how to I say "from the West", or "from the East Coast",
> >meaning a person who comes from those parts of Australia?
> >
> >Politikens Ordbog tells me that you can say that a wind, or current, is
> >just "fra vest". So can a person also be "fra vest", or would that imply
> >that they had something in common with the natural forces?
> >
> >"Fra vest-Australien", maybe? Or would a modern Dane use the English,
> >and say "Fra Western Australia?".
> >
> >BTW, Ian - I also found this in the course of my exploration of
> >Politiken:
> >
> >Vestergaard
> >ORDKLASSE: proprium
> > BETYDNING: et efternavn
> >
> >KOMMENTAR: 7.894 bærer navnet i Danmark (1996)
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >
> >Lesley
> >(Melbourne, Australia...heading south, towards the icebergs)
> >
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