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Well, in my lifetime we went from Peking to Beijing, Bombay to Mumbai, Calcutta to Kolkata, Burma to Myanmar. Moslems used to study the Koran, but now Muslims study the Quran.
Then i remember a few years back when the newscaster all had to pronounce "Nicaragua" with a very guttural G to show how hip they were
I remember when D.R. Congo was called Zaire. I call it the D.R. Congo. I think about things in terms of geography and history. One of the reasons I don't see a reason to get mad over the name "Kiyiv". I've known it's been called "Kiyiv" by Ukrainians since the late 1990s. I think more people need to really have an in-depth study of geography and history, big time.
During Soviet days, the capital of the Moldavian S.S.R. was Kishinev. Since 1991, Moldavian S.S.R. is Moldova, and its national capital is Chisinau. Moldova is a Romanian-speaking nation, for that reason, Kishinev was changed to Chisinau.
Moscow in Russian is called Moskva.
Bucharest, the capital of Romania. In Romanian, its name is Bucuresti.
Poland's capital, Warsaw, is called Warszawa in Polish.
The capital of the Czech Republic (Czechia) is Prague. It Czech 'it's known as Praha. In fact, there is a town in Texas called Praha, which was settled by Czech immigrants.
Hearing people complain about the use of the name "Kiyiv" is not only annoying, it just tells me some people are spiteful.
And you must be new to the concept of "monkey see, monkey do." Because that is exactly what happened with the term, "vetted." Even Hannity used the damned word ten times every five minutes. So it wasn't just a leftist thing. The media seems to have this "word of the month" thing going on.
Why so mad? Because someone else learned a new word?
Language evolves. Usage evolves. Pronunciation and spelling evolve. How many people in modern US use armoire now instead of wardrobe or chifforobe? Do you still say Peking instead of Beijing?
Thank you. You actually get it. And being someone who is big into history and geography, I have every reason to understand that this isn't a media stunt. All I see from some people is just anger and spitefulness.
Well, in my lifetime we went from Peking to Beijing, Bombay to Mumbai, Calcutta to Kolkata, Burma to Myanmar. Moslems used to study the Koran, but now Muslims study the Quran.
Then i remember a few years back when the newscaster all had to pronounce "Nicaragua" with a very guttural G to show how hip they were
Then it will really drive you nuts when more countries will start being referred to the same way their inhabitants refer to them - and no other way.
Thank you. You actually get it. And being someone who is big into history and geography, I have every reason to understand that this isn't a media stunt. All I see from some people is just anger and spitefulness.
Why so mad? Because someone else learned a new word?
Language evolves. Usage evolves. Pronunciation and spelling evolve. How many people in modern US use armoire now instead of wardrobe or chifforobe? Do you still say Peking instead of Beijing?
Not only do language and usage evolve, so do countries. Moldova used to be part of the Soviet Union as the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. Today, it's been Moldova for the past 30+ years. It's capital, Chisinau, used to be called Kishinev, a reflection of once being ruled by Russia. Chisinau reflects the Romanian heritage (and Romanian language) of Moldova.
Then it will really drive you nuts when more countries will start being referred to the same way their inhabitants refer to them - and no other way.
Deutschland.
Suomi.
Bharat.
Sakartvelo.
Hayastan.
...for a handful of examples.
There is also.......
Sverige
Norge
Polska
Ukraina
Rossiya
Espana
Schweiz/Svizzera/Suisse
Nederland
Belgie/Belgique
Italia
Osterreich
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