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Re: Why does Time mag. refer to Bombay and not Mumbai?
It's basically Turin/Torino now. Mumbai sounds like the name of bin Laden's daughter. Using Bombay in American publications is clearly better.
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Re: Why does Time mag. refer to Bombay and not Mumbai?
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It's basically Turin/Torino now. Mumbai sounds like the name of bin Laden's daughter. Using Bombay in American publications is clearly better. [/ QUOTE ] Is Torino really commonly used? Did this just become fashionable after the Winter olympics? I'm sure no American journalist would write Roma or Firenze or Muenchen or Kobenhavn. I think Turin is sensible and normal. But Mumbai is clearly better for the Indian city. It is the official name in English, which is one of the country's main official languages. |
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Re: Why does Time mag. refer to Bombay and not Mumbai?
Because there is a gin named after it. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
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Re: Why does Time mag. refer to Bombay and not Mumbai?
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[ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] ?? [/ QUOTE ] Gordon Bombay, of course.....c'mon, guy. |
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Re: Why does Time mag. refer to Bombay and not Mumbai?
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Gordon Bombay, of course.....c'mon, guy. [/ QUOTE ] Don't "c'mon guy" me. I had to bloody Wiki 'Gordon Bombay'. Ice hockey is not very big in my neck of the woods. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] |
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