Jun Hongo's Sept. 18 article, "Typhoons more predictable but still deadly," states that Japan and 13 other Asian countries use a list with some 140 names to name typhoons. I found one mistake: The writer wrote that "Damrey" means "elephant" in the Thai language. That's wrong. Damrey means elephant in the Khmer or Cambodian language, but the word for elephant in Thai is "chang." I'm sure about this because I'm Cambodian.
bolina heng
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