Enrique Bird (ebird@gmgroup.com)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 15:02:59 -0400
Friends:
Pat, "el centro" means "the center" in Spanish. In most
Spanish speaking places, it would not make sense for
downtown. The thing is, downtown is a case of a word composed
of 2 other words which, when so combined, do NOT add up in
their meanings.
A non-literal translation might go something like "la parte
comercial" "the commercial section". But, downtown areas in
U.S. do have residential
"subareas", don't they?
Enrique F. Bird Pic󊼂R>
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