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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 8:07 am
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Christopher
 
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All of this sort of thing is not unusual. The English have Rome, the locals Roma, for example; and then there's Munich – München; Lisbon – Lisboa; Vienna – Wien; and so on. The French talk about Londres and Edimbourg and Douvres and Vienne instead of London and Edinburgh and Dover and Vienna. And there are countless other examples. I suppose the problems arise when there is a political connotation in one name or the other (Londonderry – Derry; Falklands – Malvinas) or a bad history: but I like the approach descibed by olekorlo and his/her attitude.
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