> I am not quite shure if this is pointless or not. I mean, we
> are
> actually lacking an english term to distinguish between some
> types of
> castles and you suggest to select a random english word (that
> more or
> less matches what you want to express) to define it? Help me:
> Why
> don't we use the established scientific term? I think we could
> do
> that. Even if this science-lingo word looks exactly like the
> evil
> german word 'burg'.

Burg: a fortress or a walled town
(according to my 1990 vintage Chambers English Dictionary).

So I'd say the English for burg is burg, and yes this is pointless.

Ed



_______________________________________________
talk mailing list
talk@openstreetmap.org
http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk

Reply via email to