CallMeLittleHardDad t1_iy4xlx6 wrote
Reply to comment by stillestwaters in Türkiye, Sweden, Finland to discuss NATO bids in Bucharest by Zhukov-74
I can, since it's weird to single out one country to suddenly start spelling in a bizarre new way for no real reason.
who_even_reads_this t1_iy57oyc wrote
Côte d'Ivoire have requested the same, so not without precedent. I think most still say Ivory Coast or Turkey though
Actually_JesusChrist t1_iy52u2f wrote
Not really bizarre when that’s how they write “Turkey”.
CallMeLittleHardDad t1_iy6u7ex wrote
But it's not how anyone writes it in English.
stillestwaters t1_iy51oht wrote
I mean it’s their country and their government; I don’t think it matters either way how we spell it. If they want to spell it differently then why should we care?
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