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   john to John Armstrong   
   Re: Dunbarton or Dumbarton   
   11 Dec 21 11:46:28   
   
   From: john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr   
      
   On 11/12/2021 09:48, John Armstrong wrote:   
   > On Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:38:14 +0200, Steve Hayes   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Is it Dunbarton or Dumbarton?   
   >>   
   >> Dunbartonshire or Dumbartonshire?   
   >>   
   >> Or are they different places?   
   >   
   > Dumbarton is a town, the former county town of the county of   
   > Dunbartonshire.   
   >   
      
   The explanation is very simple :)   
      
   Just read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbartonshire   
      
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