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This is pedantic, I know, but also interesting (to me, at least): the country is actually The Gambia, not Gambia. They want the article! And yes, I cringe wh
by Frondo 10y ago
This is pedantic, I know, but also interesting (to me, at least): the country is actually The Gambia, not Gambia. They want the article! And yes, I cringe when I hear news announcers say "The Ukraine" too. :)
(They also have an unusually tasteful flag, that manages to represent the geography of the country without looking like a map.)
- invaliduser 10y agoHo wow, you are totally correct, and I didn't know that. Thanks for pointing that out!
- andrewbinstock 10y agoMany languages require articles for countries, with the weirdness that some countries are masculine (e.g., Mexico in French) while others are feminine (e.g., Argentina in Spanish). I didn't know about the Gambia, but there are others in English, or example "The Czech Republic." Cool stuff!
- vacri 10y agoThey can probably get a discount on The Ukraine's unwanted The's, as they only want to be called just 'Ukraine', but English speakers keep on prefixing with 'The'...