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Subject: | One arm point and beyond(dampier peninsula, near Broome |
From: | "Alan Gillanders" <> |
Date: | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:13 +1000 |
Carl Clifford wrote, "Old Lexy Pope sure was right when he wrote "to err is
Human"."
Perhaps a more apt quotation from Pope for this thread is, "Be not the first by whom the new are tried Nor yet the last to lay the old aside." Alan > Cheers, Carl Clifford On 20/11/2009, at 7:45 AM, Denise Goodfellow wrote: There are already names common to each species - scientific names. And generally, not are they only descriptive but often poetic! Denise on 20/11/09 5:58 AM, Greg & Val Clancy at wrote:Why not use 'Barri-enna'? Because it is the Sydney area name for it. Thereare many other suitable indigenous names such as Djanna (help me Denise Goodfellow did I get it right?).A nice thought to use an indigenous name but it may be a Pandora's box notworth opening. Greg Clancy |
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