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> the Ukraine Careful, your mask is slipping. It is Ukraine, not The Ukraine. It is a country, not an area.

• zwnow 1y ago
  Didn't know I was being followed by the grammar police.
  • forinti 1y ago
    They show a keen interest in your articles.
• comrade1234 1y ago
  It's The Ukraine in German and many other gendered languages. In German it's the feminine gender (die) and cannot be avoided when constructing sentences because the article used can completely change the meaning of the sentence.
  • happymellon 1y ago
    > It's The Ukraine in German They did not write in German. > the article used can completely change the meaning of the sentence. As it does in English, hence why I'm calling them out for using 1991 Soviet phrasing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18233844
    • zwnow 1y ago
      I wasn't even alive in 1991, why would I think about 34 year old phrasing?
      • happymellon 1y ago
        Thats a good question, that only you can answer.