that's not my fucking name!
Dec. 12th, 2004 10:00 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
alfvaen mentioned Czechia and commented:
I don't even know the origin of the spelling "Czech", since Czech itself doesn't seem to spell it that way--it looks more Polish, perhaps.Of course, the Czechs call it "Česká Republika", but calling them "Ceska" (say Cheska) seems to be out of the question. Same for India, which the locals call Bharat. And where did Japan come from, when they call themselves Nippon? How did Cymru turn into Wales? These are the things that make my brain itch.
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Date: 2004-12-13 08:11 am (UTC)As an aside,
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Date: 2004-12-12 10:24 pm (UTC)OK, how did
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Date: 2004-12-13 12:03 am (UTC)Of course, Croatians gave us the necktie, and for that they must pay... FOREVER!
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Date: 2004-12-13 02:53 am (UTC)The obvious side effect (see "Where Canada Got Its Name") also happened: there's a bunch of places in Ireland called "Stradbally" which translates to "Village". Stupid invaders.
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Date: 2004-12-13 05:09 am (UTC)Just like that famous opera
Date: 2004-12-13 08:54 am (UTC)I'm glad somebody looked that up for me.
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