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To: vladimir998
We also say Federal Republic of Germany and not Bundesrepublik Deutschland.

But every time a third world hell hole changes its name, we jump to get on board. Congo - Zaire - Congo. Burma - Myanmar. Rhodesia - Zimbabwe. Ceylon - Sri Lanka. Peking - Beijing. Siam - Thailand. Persia - Iran.

Any time someone brown, yellow or black shouts, we jump. But we can't call our fellow while folks what they want to be called.

40 posted on 01/27/2016 11:07:41 AM PST by PAR35
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To: PAR35

“Any time someone brown, yellow or black shouts, we jump. But we can’t call our fellow while folks what they want to be called.”

All of that might be true, but there’s still no reason to insist it is Köln when it is Cologne in English. That’s all I’m saying.


45 posted on 01/27/2016 11:17:55 AM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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