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OP: I agree with your bolded choices in general, much more enigmatic, interesting to the ear.
Yes, I think they're redolent of the age of exploration (the colonial era)...the very name 'Burma' conjures up visions of a mystical land with of golden pagodas and people who (to europeans) lived a drastically different life, in a different world really, penned by English authors and inspired by their travels or merely their imagination.
Aren't these only the official "English" names. I know in India, terms like Bharat and Bharat Mata are in widespread use to refer to "India" and "Mother India," respectively. The "official" name of the Republic of India is actually Bharat Ganarajya. I will say that it's easier to change the names of cities rather than countries in common parlance, especially ones that are as well established as Japan, China, and India in the English lexicon.
Aren't these only the official "English" names. I know in India, terms like Bharat and Bharat Mata are in widespread use to refer to "India" and "Mother India," respectively. The "official" name of the Republic of India is actually Bharat Ganarajya. I will say that it's easier to change the names of cities rather than countries in common parlance, especially ones that are as well established as Japan, China, and India in the English lexicon.
Well sometimes the English name is the same...like Chennai was the native name for Madras.
There are many Koreans who are pushing to have their country's spelling changed to "Corea". It is said that when Japan occupied the country (1910-1945) they spelled it with a "K" so alphabetically it would come after "J" for Japan!
As a historian I am often encountering names of places that I am not sure of the modern names!
There are many Koreans who are pushing to have their country's spelling changed to "Corea". It is said that when Japan occupied the country (1910-1945) they spelled it with a "K" so alphabetically it would come after "J" for Japan!
As a historian I am often encountering names of places that I am not sure of the modern names!
Really? Sounds a bit like an urban legend sort of thing. Well in that case wouldn't America be no. 1 since it starts with 'A'?
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