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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,357
    SantaClaus said:
    I vaguely remember the Daily Telegraph being siller buggers by refusing to refer to Peking as Beijing for a long time after the name was changed. They might have done the same thing with Bombay/Mumbai too. 
    what about Burma/Myanmar ?
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,878
    SantaClaus said:
    I vaguely remember the Daily Telegraph being siller buggers by refusing to refer to Peking as Beijing for a long time after the name was changed. They might have done the same thing with Bombay/Mumbai too. 
    In that case, Peking was an incorrect romanisation of the Chinese name, rather than China renaming the city!
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,878
    I think England should be renamed to its correct spelling Ingerland.
  • iainment
    iainment Posts: 8,040
    Henry Irving said:
    I thought it was always "Turkiye" internally but they used "Turkey" externally.

    Now they want to use "Turkiye" externally. 
    Well, externally isn’t in their gift is it.
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    iainment said:
    Henry Irving said:
    I thought it was always "Turkiye" internally but they used "Turkey" externally.

    Now they want to use "Turkiye" externally. 
    Well, externally isn’t in their gift is it.
    And Never trust someone who cannot spell Ian 
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,873
    Are they going to stop calling us Büyük Britanya?
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,833
    EastTerrace said:
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.

    Who decided that? Mark E Smith?
    Tur kay ah, my lord
    Tur Kay ah
    Oh lord, tur kay ah 
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    This is bullshit. We call Spain Spain, not Espana, Italy not Italia etc. It's Turkey. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,799
    25May98 said:
    I have a tea towel from there with ‘Turkey’ emblazoned on the front. 
    Feeling robbed now. 
    I have a turkey with a tea towel on its front.
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,799
    edited February 2022
    seth plum said:
    The place we have hitherto called Turkey is officially changing it’s name to (I don’t know how to put an umlaut on the ‘u’) Turkiye.
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.
    One reason given (well two of them actually) is to lessen the association with the bird, and also something being a ‘turkey’ being a dud.
    The football connection is we once played some ‘friendlies’ over in Turkiye.
    Here you go, Seth.

    On a Windows machine:
    Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:
    1. ä : Alt + 0228
    2. ö : Alt + 0246
    3. ü : Alt + 0252
    4. ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
    5. Ä : Alt + 0196
    6. Ö : Alt + 0214
    7. Ü : Alt + 0220
    On a Mac:
    Press and hold the Option key while typing the letter u. Then type the letter to which you want to add the umlaut.  E.g. ü.

    If you use Android, you can find it out yourself.

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  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    edited February 2022
    I’ve petitioned Sturgeon to change the name of my homeland to the more historically accurate Scotlandnil. 
  • LennyLowrent
    LennyLowrent Posts: 2,705
    The nearest town to our kibbutz was called Ofaqim untill the Hinglish volunteers arrived...
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,036
    EastTerrace said:
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.

    Who decided that? Mark E Smith?
    Certainly someone who'd been on the White Lightninnah. 
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,036
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........

    For anyone that's not heard it: https://open.spotify.com/track/38qLvs3obCzzePUxYLtAG7?si=42a90ee958fa4221
  • Solidgone
    Solidgone Posts: 10,211
    Alan Curbishly and Steve Brown are now Curbs and Brownie. 🧐
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,791
    AddicksAddict said:
    seth plum said:
    The place we have hitherto called Turkey is officially changing it’s name to (I don’t know how to put an umlaut on the ‘u’) Turkiye.
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.
    One reason given (well two of them actually) is to lessen the association with the bird, and also something being a ‘turkey’ being a dud.
    The football connection is we once played some ‘friendlies’ over in Turkiye.
    Here you go, Seth.

    On a Windows machine:
    Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:
    1. ä : Alt + 0228
    2. ö : Alt + 0246
    3. ü : Alt + 0252
    4. ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
    5. Ä : Alt + 0196
    6. Ö : Alt + 0214
    7. Ü : Alt + 0220
    On a Mac:
    Press and hold the Option key while typing the letter u. Then type the letter to which you want to add the umlaut.  E.g. ü.

    If you use Android, you can find it out yourself.
    And on an iPhone or iPad, press and hold a letter and the various accented options will pop up. 😎
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    lordromford said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    seth plum said:
    The place we have hitherto called Turkey is officially changing it’s name to (I don’t know how to put an umlaut on the ‘u’) Turkiye.
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.
    One reason given (well two of them actually) is to lessen the association with the bird, and also something being a ‘turkey’ being a dud.
    The football connection is we once played some ‘friendlies’ over in Turkiye.
    Here you go, Seth.

    On a Windows machine:
    Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:
    1. ä : Alt + 0228
    2. ö : Alt + 0246
    3. ü : Alt + 0252
    4. ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
    5. Ä : Alt + 0196
    6. Ö : Alt + 0214
    7. Ü : Alt + 0220
    On a Mac:
    Press and hold the Option key while typing the letter u. Then type the letter to which you want to add the umlaut.  E.g. ü.

    If you use Android, you can find it out yourself.
    And on an iPhone or iPad, press and hold a letter and the various accented options will pop up. 😎
    Cheers @lordromford. I’d always wondered how to do that. Easy when you know how 👍
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,341
    Does that mean that Turkish Delight will become Turkiyeish Delight?
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    Rhodesia is not Zimbabwe😉

    Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
  • Stuart_the_Red
    Stuart_the_Red Posts: 1,854
    lordromford said:
    AddicksAddict said:
    seth plum said:
    The place we have hitherto called Turkey is officially changing it’s name to (I don’t know how to put an umlaut on the ‘u’) Turkiye.
    It is now a three syllable pronunciation  “tur-kay-ah”.
    One reason given (well two of them actually) is to lessen the association with the bird, and also something being a ‘turkey’ being a dud.
    The football connection is we once played some ‘friendlies’ over in Turkiye.
    Here you go, Seth.

    On a Windows machine:
    Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:
    1. ä : Alt + 0228
    2. ö : Alt + 0246
    3. ü : Alt + 0252
    4. ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
    5. Ä : Alt + 0196
    6. Ö : Alt + 0214
    7. Ü : Alt + 0220
    On a Mac:
    Press and hold the Option key while typing the letter u. Then type the letter to which you want to add the umlaut.  E.g. ü.

    If you use Android, you can find it out yourself.
    And on an iPhone or iPad, press and hold a letter and the various accented options will pop up. 😎
    That‘s how it works on my Mac as well!

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  • IanJRO
    IanJRO Posts: 691
    MrOneLung said:
    iainment said:
    Henry Irving said:
    I thought it was always "Turkiye" internally but they used "Turkey" externally.

    Now they want to use "Turkiye" externally. 
    Well, externally isn’t in their gift is it.
    And Never trust someone who cannot spell Ian 
    Couldn't agree more!
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Türkiye.

    Yay.
  • blackpool72
    blackpool72 Posts: 23,683
    ×÷^&(":;,!#
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 13,176
    25May98 said:
    I have a tea towel from there with ‘Turkey’ emblazoned on the front. 
    Feeling robbed now. 
    I think if you email their marketing department they'll switch it for an up to date one free of charge. Class that.
  • NornIrishAddick
    NornIrishAddick Posts: 9,623
    PeterGage said:
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    Rhodesia is not Zimbabwe😉

    Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
    Was Zambia not Northern Rhodesia?

    And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?

    I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    NornIrishAddick said:
    PeterGage said:
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    Rhodesia is not Zimbabwe😉

    Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
    Was Zambia not Northern Rhodesia?

    And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?

    I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
    Yes, What was Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia, my mistake in typing.

     The other two Southern African countries who changed their names in late 60s or early 70s on independence and that I remember the change from those days were: Bechuanaland (not sure the spelling is right) to Botswana and Basutoland to Lesotho.
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    And of course, another recent name change for a country in Southern Africa is Swaziland to Eswantini, in 2018.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    PeterGage said:
    NornIrishAddick said:
    PeterGage said:
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    Rhodesia is not Zimbabwe😉

    Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
    Was Zambia not Northern Rhodesia?

    And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?

    I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
    Yes, What was Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia, my mistake in typing.

     The other two Southern African countries who changed their names in late 60s or early 70s on independence and that I remember the change from those days were: Bechuanaland (not sure the spelling is right) to Botswana and Basutoland to Lesotho.
    Swaziland is now Eswatini.
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    Glad this is finally coming on top, bring back Londinium I say.

    None of your woke, post Roman 'London' bollocks, as soon as the last Legionaire left Dover, the Anglo Saxons deserted the place for the sticks and changed its blinkin name! 
  • PeterGage
    PeterGage Posts: 1,793
    LawrieAbrahams said:
    PeterGage said:
    NornIrishAddick said:
    PeterGage said:
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    golfaddick said:
    Argh......don't get me started.

    The latest is Kiev. Since all this trouble with Russia the Ukrainians want to go back & call it Kyiv.

    The capital of Turkey was Constantinople it's now Istanbul. (Great song about it btw)

    Rhodesia is now Zimbabwe.

    You get the gist.........
    Rhodesia is not Zimbabwe😉

    Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
    Was Zambia not Northern Rhodesia?

    And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?

    I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
    Yes, What was Northern Rhodesia is now Zambia, my mistake in typing.

     The other two Southern African countries who changed their names in late 60s or early 70s on independence and that I remember the change from those days were: Bechuanaland (not sure the spelling is right) to Botswana and Basutoland to Lesotho.
    Swaziland is now Eswatini.
    Beat you to it 😉

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