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Why did Pratchett name Maurice Maurice?
In the Czech translation of Pratchett's book The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (which I read) the name of the cat is Mauric.
Also, there is a word from the translator at the beginning of ...
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What does the city name Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels mean?
I would assume that someone has asked this question before but I haven't found any discussion about the name of Ankh-Morpork. Ever since I read my first Discworld book, I kept wondering about this ...