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Re: Sienna, Tuscany, Italy Posted on: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:01:23 -0500

Ken Blake wrote:

>I think for people from No. America it's
>possibly from the ad campaign (esp TV)
>for this popular minivan that has been
>around since '98.

>More likely from the pigments Burnt
>Sienna and Raw Sienna, which have been
>around far longer.

Most people in NA have TV's rather than easels:).

I know this is a losing battle but do you honestly think that more
people in NA have been *exposed* to this double-N spelling from it being
a paint pigment or an almost decade long major media ad campaign for a
minivan?
Plus actually seeing these vehicles on the roads and in parking lots
with the 'Sienna' name on them.

My guess is, if someone knows that Burnt Sienna and Raw Sienna are
paint pigments the odds are that they will know that Siena is a city in
Italy.
Regards, Walter



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