Thanks for the response. I guess it's the "The", that I cannot seem to Justify/account for. Yet it is in every official document. My trip to DC was great. The program was a success, and saw a lot of lost friends. Thanks for asking. Maila -----Original Message----- From: Solomon Njai [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 6:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: The Gambia Maila, I don't use 'THE' before my country. From past experience, in the 60's to be precise, mails or references made to Gambia, were confused with Zambia. I don't know of Zambia as "THE Zambia." Ps. how was trip to DC last week? SAUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------