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04-14-2016, 04:00 PM
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It'll always be Burma to me.
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04-14-2016, 04:02 PM
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In the Sin Bin
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Absinth-land
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04-14-2016, 04:05 PM
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04-14-2016, 04:06 PM
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Self Imposed Retirement
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They were doing just fine with Czechoslovakia.
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04-14-2016, 04:06 PM
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How do you pronounce Czechia?
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04-14-2016, 04:07 PM
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How do you pronounce Czechia?
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Just like its spelled.
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04-14-2016, 04:07 PM
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Yes there are. Plenty actually. So much so that I should spoiler this list of official UN Country names:
Not all go by these names commonly, of course, but let's just say it was easier to remove those that aren't.
Also the pronunciation is an interesting question. Obviously the Cz makes a 'ch' sound, and the ch make a 'k' sound. So this would be 'Chekia'?
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04-14-2016, 04:10 PM
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He meant there's no other country using Czech, so no need for the differentiation. (I think)
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04-14-2016, 04:10 PM
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Norm!
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I don't understand why a country wouldn't sell its naming rights to a mega corporation.
Like General Dynamicslovakia
Or
Googleland
Or Microslavia.
They could help their budget, and because the earth looks exactly like a junior highschool globe you could see the name from orbit.
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04-14-2016, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Cameron Swift
He meant there's no other country using Czech, so no need for the differentiation.
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Fair, still, it goes for every other country that uses it. No other country called China, but it's the People's Republic of China officially.
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04-14-2016, 04:13 PM
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Voted for Kodos
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Why do we often call countries by a name that no one in the country calls it?
Why do countries require an English name?
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04-14-2016, 04:13 PM
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Are they going to rename The Netherlands "Netherlandia"?
I still call them Holland, just to be a rebel.
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04-14-2016, 04:13 PM
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Not Taylor
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Originally Posted by MattyC
Fair, still, it goes for every other country that uses it. No other country called China, but it's the People's Republic of China officially.
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Where did you get the list from by the way? Surprised to not see Republic of Ireland on there, especially considering it's actually a name we use in soccer.
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04-14-2016, 04:16 PM
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Yeah I did find that strange too. I thought it just said Ireland, but maybe I deleted it by accident. From the UN site
https://www.un.int/protocol/sites/ww...fcountries.pdf
EDIT: Yeah according to this list, it just says Ireland. So I dunno, maybe they are the one who is the other way around (IE, Officially it's just Ireland, but refer to themselves as the Republic of? No idea haha)
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04-14-2016, 04:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cameron Swift
Where did you get the list from by the way? Surprised to not see Republic of Ireland on there, especially considering it's actually a name we use in soccer.
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OT, but I have always found it odd that there is the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for soccer, but only Ireland (a combined team) for rugby.
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04-14-2016, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MattyC
Fair, still, it goes for every other country that uses it. No other country called China, but it's the People's Republic of China officially.
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Of all the countries on the list with Republic in the name, you picked one where there ARE 2 countries (at least arguably). The official name of Taiwan is the Republic of China.
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04-14-2016, 04:21 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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People are so gonna get confused with Chechnya.
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04-14-2016, 04:22 PM
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Location: Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bizaro86
Of all the countries on the list with Republic in the name, you picked one where there ARE 2 countries (at least arguably). The official name of Taiwan is the Republic of China.
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Huh, interesting. I only see The People's Republic of China. Taiwan isn't actually on the list. Not a UN nation?
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04-14-2016, 04:23 PM
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People are so gonna get confused with Chechnya.
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Thought of that too.
Do you pronounce this "Checkia"?
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