Ahem, here comes the Norwegian... The place is called Å, not A. Pronounced like the wowel sound in bought or thought. Notice the little circle on top of the a? That tells us it's an aa, one of the three letters Norwegian has in addition, compared to the English alphabet. They are æ=ae, ø=oe andå=aa. So he didn't go from the first letter of the alphabet, he went from the last.
This lesson brought to you by the nitpicking Norwegian - figuratively, that is.
However, you can visit Norway and literally go to Hell. It's a place in Trøndelag, in the middle of the country. At the railway station they used to have an old sign (spelling has changed now, don't use x anymore, besides I think it was stolen a few times, too) that read Gods expedition - which is parcels office. Or whatever you call it. Language is fun...
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Date: 2007-07-06 07:51 pm (UTC)This lesson brought to you by the nitpicking Norwegian - figuratively, that is.
However, you can visit Norway and literally go to Hell. It's a place in Trøndelag, in the middle of the country. At the railway station they used to have an old sign (spelling has changed now, don't use x anymore, besides I think it was stolen a few times, too) that read Gods expedition - which is parcels office. Or whatever you call it. Language is fun...