Spoilers for Wednesday 19th May 2021 (Series 83, Preliminary 98)
Posted: Wed May 19, 2021 11:06 pm
R6: (100+25-5)*5-9+1 = 592
R14 Alt.: (9+7)*8-4-1+75 = 198
R14 Alt.: (9+7)*8-4-1+75 = 198
John made a brief mention of one-letter place names.
I knew that there are a handful of places called Å. And more recently I learned that, in Vietnamese, Italy is called Ý. It's a shame the Italians haven't returned the favour by giving Vietnam a one-letter name.
Wikipedia used to have a list of interesting and unusual place names. Exceptionally short or long names were one criterion. I've just discovered it still has a list of one- and two-letter place names....