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>the Ukraine Referring to Ukraine as "the Ukraine" has been inappropriate since the end of 1991. Just this detail paints the author as being out of touch.
by forgotmypw 9y ago
>the Ukraine
Referring to Ukraine as "the Ukraine" has been inappropriate since the end of 1991. Just this detail paints the author as being out of touch.
- will4274 9y ago> out of touch Or maybe just not perfect? Google trends show that "the Ukraine" is about 1/3 as popular as "Ukraine" in common usage. It's more like calling the FSB the KGB - wrong, for sure, but was correct for decades, so not at all surprising that people still say it. http://www.businessinsider.com/why-ukraine-isnt-the-ukraine-and-why-that-matters-now-2013-12 http://www.businessinsider.com/why-ukraine-isnt-the-ukraine-...
- forgotmypw 9y agoCan you please link the Google Trends? I am curious how to do one of these searches that compares using it with "the" and without.
- will4274 9y agoThere is a screenshot in the Business Insider article I linked
- duncan_bayne 9y agoYeah, the correct term is "Russian Federation" these days. :(