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30 Jul 2024 02:17:43 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Gancaloon: old city  
From: Thomas de Groot
Date: 20 Mar 2013 11:12:10
Message: <5149d1ca$1@news.povray.org>
On 20-3-2013 15:06, Stephen wrote:
>
> It is looking good, especially for an "old" town. ;-)
>
> BTW How should we pronounce Gancaloon?
>
>

I am well satisfied by the result indeed. 2300 houses were built in 
record time and shelter now a large part of the citizen. I shall add 
some palm trees here and there.

According to my /historical overview/ ;-)  the pronunciation should be:

[quote]
The name and pronunciation of the city was originally /Gang-alone/ but 
influence of foreign traders changed the pronunciation into /Gang-kaloon/.
[/quote]


Thomas


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