Politics. Filipino is what the Philippines government call their official language. Everyone else says it's really the same as Tagalog, but it's supposed to be "neutral", so the government doesn't say that.
"Farsi" has gone out of fashion, academics and politicians in Iran today prefer "Persian". And the Chinese government doesn't even like to admit that what they speak in Hong Kong is a different language... It may be stupid, but they can't please everybody. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "General" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-translate-general?hl=en.
