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See further (Score:1)

by jest (4401)

See my colleague's short note on this here: http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/002834.html [upenn.edu]
- Re:See further (Score:2)
  
  by pudge (1)
  
  Very interesting, thanks.
Frank DeFord commented also (Score:1)

by cbrandtbuffalo (4462)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5206923 [npr.org]
Wake Up! (Score:3, Funny)

by ziggy (25) on 2006.02.17 11:16 (#46176) Journal

Pudge, you are a complete and total luddite.

I suggest you dust off a copy of Holy Fire [amazon.com], and prepare for the All-European Orthographic Reformation [amazon.com] that will soon be upon us. :-)

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Odd (Score:2)

by gizmo_mathboy (782)

I've always found it odd that we don't use the words people use to describe themselves.

If Turin is Torino in Italian why not use it?

Why use Finland when it's Suomi?
- Re:Odd (Score:2)
  
  by pudge (1)
  
  And why not "United States of America" instead of "Les États Unis d'Amérique"?
  
  Just because.
  - Re:Odd (Score:2)
    
    by gizmo_mathboy (782)
    
    I concur. Why aren't we just the United States of America?
    
    Like you wrote, just because.