Dear All,
I am reading the superb vol. 22 (1945-1951) of The Churchill Documents from
end to end, looking for references to Churchill’s views and pronouncements
on “Europe” during that period (with plenty of fresh material found so far,
incidentally), and I chanced upon a passage in a letter which led me to
another subject.
Writing about the proofs of one of the volumes of The Second World War, he
says :
“Neither do I want my particular spelling of Tsar, etc., to be altered in
accordance with modern malpractice.” (p. 1175)
This set me thinking about other examples of “modern malpractice” which he
deprecated, and on reflection the only one that came to mind was Angora /
Ankara (in part because of the cat, as we know).
Total changes of name, like Constantinople / Istanbul, are a different
story.
No doubt List Members can add to this embryonic corpus?
With all best wishes for the festive season,
Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Professor emeritus of British Studies
University of Rouen
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
France
[email protected]
'Britain since 1914' Section Editor
Royal Historical Society Bibliography
Reviews Editor of CERCLES
http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html
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