as if it wasn't easy enough
so earlier this morning i was getting a little frazzled trying to figure out why it's the gambia and not just gambia. i understand the bahamas, the united states, but seriously? the gambia? i don't get it.and true to jen form, i hit the internet for an answer. of course i still don't know the answer, but i did stumble upon something quite....scary?
as if we weren't already overly dependent on our friend wikipedia, turns out he has a younger, slower brother who suffers from a severe case of adhd, and his name is simple english wikipedia.
take for example the chernobyl disaster/accident. well, wiki calls it a disaster, has 88 "sources," and scrolls for roughly 24 screens (depending on your screen resolution and such).
i am now even more frightened about the future.
posted by jen @ 1:50 PM
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Oh, geez. I was not aware of this until you brought this up, and now my faith in humanity is even less than it was before. And it wasn't high.
its called The Gambia
a. to seperate it from Gambia river (i have no idea why the river isnt called "The" Gambia River)
and to
b. prevent confusion with Zambia
The main page of the simple english wikipedia says it is for young children and esl students. It seems a bit redundant, but I think it isn't a bad idea.
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