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On 10/12/2012 09:22, Philip Hudson wrote:
I think in the case of place names it's more to do with letting go of the arrogance that we know better than the locals how to pronounce their own towns and cities. China's not the onyl place by any means. Nurnberg for example in Germany is a damn sight easier to spell than the anglicised Nuremberg.On 10 Dec, 2012, at 8:55 am, tom wrote:Using mercan spelling makes as much sense as using 3 for pi. It might be 'easier' but achieves nothing of use to anyone.Go on, just take a deep breath and let go of those silly UK spellings. You can do it. Accept that American spellings are phonetically truer, truer to Latin and Greek originals, shorter, more consistent, easier to learn and remember, and altogether utterly and completely superior. You're a logical, reasoning, rational sort of chap, a global cybernaut, way beyond petty prejudice and chauvinism.In twenty years time do we change all spelling again because we are ruled from China and we have to adapt our spelling to their accent?Er... we already have. Peking -> Beijing, Tse-tung -> Zedong, etc. -- Phil Hudson http://hudson-it.no-ip.biz @UWascalWabbit PGP/GnuPG ID: 0x887DCA63
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