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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by FuckyWucky@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/

Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time.

iRaq and iRan are silly but the "Kyiv" stuff is different.

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[-] Hexboare@hexbear.net 7 points 2 weeks ago

English speakers are naturally suspicious of the letter a - is it the a as in "snake", "apple", "father", "ball" or "many".

[-] nocturnedragonite@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

But like.....e?????? It sounds like some cracker tried to pronounce the word and didn't bother saying it right so they just called it that

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