Comments on: Monument Monday – E=MC2… http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/ A Washington DC insider’s travel guide that’s full of area information for both tourists and residents. Covers area attractions, activities, events, nightlife, memorials and monuments, historic sites, museums, the Smithsonian, site see Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:38:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Monument Monday - A Recap http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/comment-page-1/#comment-557 Monument Monday - A Recap Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:54:06 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-emc2/#comment-557 [...] The Albert Einstein Monument - Brains to the power of 12. [...] [...] The Albert Einstein Monument – Brains to the power of 12. [...]

]]> By: Jon http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/comment-page-1/#comment-450 Jon Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:49:54 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-emc2/#comment-450 My Mom, who grew up in "the old country" always called Munich, "Munchen". When I got to grade school and heard "Munich", I had no idea where they were talking about. Must get confusing when the borders are so close. My Mom, who grew up in “the old country” always called Munich, “Munchen”. When I got to grade school and heard “Munich”, I had no idea where they were talking about.
Must get confusing when the borders are so close.

]]> By: Geoff Collins http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/comment-page-1/#comment-433 Geoff Collins Tue, 06 Nov 2007 15:28:14 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-emc2/#comment-433 Actually Jon, we spell it with the extra "e" on the UK side of the pond too. I just try to use the local spelling because it makes my life easier, but even that's not simple. 30 miles down the road the French-speaking Swiss use the 2-e variation. What we call Geneva is even worse: Genève for the French, Genf for the German-speakers, and Genevra for the south-eastern Italian Swiss! Actually Jon, we spell it with the extra “e” on the UK side of the pond too. I just try to use the local spelling because it makes my life easier, but even that’s not simple. 30 miles down the road the French-speaking Swiss use the 2-e variation.

What we call Geneva is even worse: Genève for the French, Genf for the German-speakers, and Genevra for the south-eastern Italian Swiss!

]]> By: Jon http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/comment-page-1/#comment-422 Jon Mon, 05 Nov 2007 12:50:13 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-emc2/#comment-422 Geoff, thanks for the correction. I also note that we spell it Berne (with an "e") on this side of the big pond. Geoff, thanks for the correction. I also note that we spell it Berne (with an “e”) on this side of the big pond.

]]> By: Geoff Collins http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/11/monument-monday-emc2/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Geoff Collins Mon, 05 Nov 2007 10:12:29 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-emc2/#comment-421 Funny, I drive past the ETH about once ebery week, but don't really think of Mr E. I think the patent office was Bern, not Berlin though - I have to look after our Swiss history! Funny, I drive past the ETH about once ebery week, but don’t really think of Mr E. I think the patent office was Bern, not Berlin though – I have to look after our Swiss history!

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