Re: long, flat, full

From: Arnaud Fournet
Message: 60628
Date: 2008-10-06

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>

>> ======
>> I still do not understand what 'river' and
>> 'divide' have to do with 'full'
>> and 'flat'.
>> Arnaud
>> =========
>
> It depends on the topography. In areas like the US Midwest, many rivers
> are often flat and serve to divide, given that they are often too low to
> navigate when it's dry and often too dangerous to navigate during intense
> rainy spells.
> See the Platte River, orginally called Nbithaska or Nebraska "flat water"
> This kind of river is more common on the steppe than the prairie in the US
>
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Nice,

then what is your suggestion for "full" ?

Arnaud