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Name change for a country.
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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.0
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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.0
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I think England should be renamed to its correct spelling Ingerland.8
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Henry Irving said:I thought it was always "Turkiye" internally but they used "Turkey" externally.
Now they want to use "Turkiye" externally.1 -
iainment said:Henry Irving said:I thought it was always "Turkiye" internally but they used "Turkey" externally.
Now they want to use "Turkiye" externally.1 -
Are they going to stop calling us Büyük Britanya?0
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EastTerrace said:It is now a three syllable pronunciation “tur-kay-ah”.Who decided that? Mark E Smith?
Tur Kay ah
Oh lord, tur kay ah0 -
This is bullshit. We call Spain Spain, not Espana, Italy not Italia etc. It's Turkey.3
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25May98 said:I have a tea towel from there with ‘Turkey’ emblazoned on the front.Feeling robbed now.1
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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.
On a Windows machine:Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:- ä : Alt + 0228
- ö : Alt + 0246
- ü : Alt + 0252
- ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
- Ä : Alt + 0196
- Ö : Alt + 0214
- Ü : Alt + 0220
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.2 -
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I’ve petitioned Sturgeon to change the name of my homeland to the more historically accurate Scotlandnil.4
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The nearest town to our kibbutz was called Ofaqim untill the Hinglish volunteers arrived...2
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EastTerrace said:It is now a three syllable pronunciation “tur-kay-ah”.Who decided that? Mark E Smith?0
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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
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Alan Curbishly and Steve Brown are now Curbs and Brownie. 🧐0
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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.
On a Windows machine:Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:- ä : Alt + 0228
- ö : Alt + 0246
- ü : Alt + 0252
- ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
- Ä : Alt + 0196
- Ö : Alt + 0214
- Ü : Alt + 0220
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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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.
On a Windows machine:Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:- ä : Alt + 0228
- ö : Alt + 0246
- ü : Alt + 0252
- ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
- Ä : Alt + 0196
- Ö : Alt + 0214
- Ü : Alt + 0220
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.0 -
Does that mean that Turkish Delight will become Turkiyeish Delight?0
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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.........
Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia3 -
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.
On a Windows machine:Hold down the “alt” key on your keyboard and type one of these codes:- ä : Alt + 0228
- ö : Alt + 0246
- ü : Alt + 0252
- ß : Alt + 0223 (that's the German double S).
- Ä : Alt + 0196
- Ö : Alt + 0214
- Ü : Alt + 0220
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.0 -
Sponsored links:
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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.0 -
Türkiye.
Yay.0 -
×÷^&(":;,!#0
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25May98 said:I have a tea towel from there with ‘Turkey’ emblazoned on the front.Feeling robbed now.
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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.........
Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?
I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.1 -
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.........
Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?
I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
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.0 -
And of course, another recent name change for a country in Southern Africa is Swaziland to Eswantini, in 2018.0
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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.........
Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?
I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
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.0 -
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!2 -
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.........
Southern Rhodesia is Zimbabwe and Northern Zimbabwe is Zambia
And what about Burkina Faso/Upper Volta?
I look forward to the demand for a return to using Abyssinia instead of Ethiopia.
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.0