Date:  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 19:46:02 -0800

From:  Birrell Walsh <birrell[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WELL.SF.CA.US>

Subject: Re: 'the' in place names (Kaye)



Lots of Spanish-from-Arabic words have the Arabic attached to the front,

with the "the" meaning forgotten. Then into English, as "What's playing

at the Alhambra tonight?"