In message <5.2.1.1.0.20040130155756.03d50bc0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Nick Pelling <incoming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
[....]
You're right, "hinterland" didn't quite hit the spot: "no mans land"
is a
little better, but I'm still not completely happy with it. Then again,
"badlands" doesn't work either: and "Debatable lands" (the area
between
England and Scotland where the term "blackmail" originated, circa
1500-1600) seems inaccurate as well (though picturesque).
FWIW, I had a cartographic "here be dragons" kind of idea in mind, but
couldn't find a good way of saying it. :-)
I believe that even today, maps of the remote interior of Borneo still
include blanks with the legend "Obscured by Clouds"......
Regards
Anthony
--
ajb
Useful words.
No. 94. "mamihlapinatapai" -
the uncomfortable feeling experienced when two people
are each hoping that the other will volunteer to do
something that both want done, but neither is willing
to do.
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