Wednesday, May 07, 2008
MyanmarFormerlyKnownAsBurma
The McCainstream Media insist on using the "official" name of Myanmar, and then they tack on "formerly known as Burma" every single time they say it. If you're going to say Burma after all, just say Burma and skip the other crap. Conserve syllables for The Planet.
No other country gets the privilege of choosing its own name in English. We don't say Deutschland for Germany or Shqiperia for Albania or Zhongguo for China or Nihon for Japan. By allowing this particular dictator to dictate OUR name for his country, we gave him a legitimacy he didn't deserve. ¶ 8:02 AM
No other country gets the privilege of choosing its own name in English. We don't say Deutschland for Germany or Shqiperia for Albania or Zhongguo for China or Nihon for Japan. By allowing this particular dictator to dictate OUR name for his country, we gave him a legitimacy he didn't deserve. ¶ 8:02 AM
