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This is the Conversation Forum for Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece Subject: Very interesting! Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Galaxy Babe - FP author   Posting 1 and thanks for reminding me about "Cool Patron Saints" which I'd forgotten about Well done! AGB Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Pardon me, but ... Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Fathom This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 You say that about half the male population is called Spyro. I think that should be 'Spiros'. Excellent article - brought back some nice memories. Corfu is beautiful and a great holiday choice. There are other things you could have mentioned about Corfu (Gerald Durrell, olive trees) but if you are concentrating on Corfu Town, perhaps not. I believe Corfu Town has the only cricket pitch in Greece, as a consequence of its brief spell under British rule. F Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Pardon me, but ... Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Gnomon This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Spyro or Spyros, it's a matter of taste. Greek men have names ending in -os, but when you address them, you drop the s, so it's just as usual to leave the s out when giving the name. As for Spiro or Spyro, that's just transliteration - unfortunately, there is no standard way of transliterating Greek. The method I use leaves the Upsilon as Y rather than translating it to I. There's another entry on Corfu Island which I'm working on at the moment. It mentions the Durrells and other things. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Pardon me, but ... Posted Jun 27, 2003 by Fathom This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 I didn't know about dropping the 's' - just thought it was a typo. I'll look forward to the Corfu entry. We had a really great holiday there in (I think)1996. Must go back some time. F Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Pardon me, but ... Posted Jun 29, 2003 by Asteroid Lil This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Great entry! I lived in Corfu (in the village of Potamos) when I worked at the Kerkyra Golf Hotel in 1980, and I regard being on that island as a peak experience. I hope tourism hasn't changed it too much. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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