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I've always wondered about the politics of that decision, and whether it was broadly supported in the population. Personally, I'm fine using whatever name a co

by lxgr 2y ago

I've always wondered about the politics of that decision, and whether it was broadly supported in the population. Personally, I'm fine using whatever name a country adopts for itself, but I can't help but notice that this particular change had a bit of a Streisand effect on me. (I really can't say I've experienced a single situation where it wasn't very clear from context whether somebody was referring to the bird or country.)

nayuki 2y ago
> can't say I've experienced a single situation where it wasn't very clear from context whether somebody was referring to the bird or country Tapakapa's detailed video agrees. He also mentions that the diacritic character is needless friction in English. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiidxd5KKw8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiidxd5KKw8 (10m58s) [2024-08-10]