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Why not use its name? (Places)

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By *uietlykinkyme OP   Woman
over a year ago

kinky land

Why not simply use a place name?

Primary school yesterday taught 'Cologne', they've previously discussed 'Venice' and 'Florence'

Why?

Sometimes the changes are small like 'Hamelin' but why in 2020 are they not using and teaching places by the correct name?

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By *inkSwingCouple
over a year ago

Preston

Pardon?

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I'm not sure what you are asking.

What are you saying is the correct

name? What the locals call it or something English-speakers have come up with?

I'm not bothered that the French call the capital of London Londres. Should we be bothered if we call Firenze Florence? Is that what you are asking?

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port

Do you mean all countries and cities etc should be referred to by the way they are determined in their native country?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Why not simply use a place name?

Primary school yesterday taught 'Cologne', they've previously discussed 'Venice' and 'Florence'

Why?

Sometimes the changes are small like 'Hamelin' but why in 2020 are they not using and teaching places by the correct name? "

Is this about using the local names for places rather than the Anglicised version? (Eg. Mumbai for Bombay and Beijing for Peking?)

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By *isaAndNicoleTransTV/TS
over a year ago

Southport / Ellesmere Port


"Do you mean all countries and cities etc should be referred to by the way they are determined in their native country? "

...and if so how would that work in the many countries that don't use our alphabet?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I fink OP gone!

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By *uietlykinkyme OP   Woman
over a year ago

kinky land


"Do you mean all countries and cities etc should be referred to by the way they are determined in their native country? "
and

Yeah, at least teach people it's name.

Tell them it's called Hameln but the English call it Hamelin. Same for the others.

Saves them not being able to find 'Holland' on a list of European cities covered by travel insurance (as a true example)

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By *uietlykinkyme OP   Woman
over a year ago

kinky land


"I fink OP gone!"

Only to check ink images

Just so I understand that thread better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Do you mean all countries and cities etc should be referred to by the way they are determined in their native country? and

Yeah, at least teach people it's name.

Tell them it's called Hameln but the English call it Hamelin. Same for the others.

Saves them not being able to find 'Holland' on a list of European cities covered by travel insurance (as a true example)"

Holland is a bit of a unique example. We call Holland. It's really the Netherlands and the people are Dutch... most countries arent that complicated

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

As has been said before it’s what our language calls it.

If I’m travelling to another country with my lad, he learns both, ie Rome is Roma; Cologne is Koln. It’s a good way for them to understand the language differences

Just like when westerners named the Sahara Desert.... Sahra is Arabic for desert, so we named it Desert Desert

The language differences, some subtle, is one of the things that fascinates me, where our words come from, original meanings etc.

You only have to look at our small island to see it in action; individuals can sound so different and use different words, yet only 10 miles down the road or the other side of the hill.

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By *inkSwingCouple
over a year ago

Preston


"Do you mean all countries and cities etc should be referred to by the way they are determined in their native country? and

Yeah, at least teach people it's name.

Tell them it's called Hameln but the English call it Hamelin. Same for the others.

Saves them not being able to find 'Holland' on a list of European cities covered by travel insurance (as a true example)

Holland is a bit of a unique example. We call Holland. It's really the Netherlands and the people are Dutch... most countries arent that complicated "

I think they recently voted to drop Holland as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is also no such thing as a correct name for a place. The current norm is to use the local cultures name for a place, like uluru instead of Ayres rock, but neither is really wrong

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