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Somebody17 | 10:37 Sun 23rd Jul 2006 | People & Places
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Why are Majorca and Minorca sometimes spelt Mallorca and Menorca?
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Avatar Image wonderwoman1
its how the spanish spell it i think
11:01 Sun 23rd Jul 2006
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Si!
12:15 Sun 23rd Jul 2006
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HEREThis is how you say it (:-)
17:38 Sun 23rd Jul 2006
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The LL in Spanish is pronounced Y. Mallorca (the Spanish spelling) is pronoinced MAYORCA. The English had a presence in the area many years ago and decided that a foreign word with a Y sound must be spelt with a J.

19:05 Sun 23rd Jul 2006
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Because thats how they are called!!!!
20:22 Mon 24th Jul 2006

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