Dear Bill, John, and All,
For many years the Australian Broadcasting Commission fielded numerous
complaints every Saturday when they mispronounce the names of tiny country
towns when they gave the football results. Then some imaginative bureaucrat
(if that isn't an oxymoron?) decided that the names of each town would be
pronounced according to the usage of the local people. They have had very
few complaints since then.
I have always regretted that they haven't followed the same practice for the
names of the world's nations.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
CAMS - Certified Advanced Metrication Specialist
- United States Metric Association
ASM - Accredited Speaking Member
- National Speakers Association of Australia
Member, International Federation for Professional Speakers
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on 2001/12/30 16.09, kilopascal at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 2001-12-29
>
> Are you the designated spokesperson for all those out there who maybe can't
> recognize them? Let those who can't figure it out do the complaining. I
> happen to enjoy doing it, that is why.
<snip>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, 2001-12-29 22:01
> Subject: [USMA:16924] Re: Euro:Its tripolar
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> Why on earth do you persist in naming countries in German? I seem to
>> remember your saying that you were born in this country.
>>
>> Because I know German, I can recognize them. Others may not be able to.
>>
>> Bill Potts, CMS
>> Roseville, CA
>> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
>> Behalf Of kilopascal
>> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 17:54
>> To: U.S. Metric Association
>> Subject: [USMA:16923] Re: Euro:Its tripolar
>>
>>
>> 2001-12-29
>>
>> Hmmm. The news coming out of Laeken a few weeks back made reference that
> 12
>> nations will join the EU before 2005 and boost the population of the EU to
>> 500 Mpeople. Does any one know what countries these could be?
>>
>> I can think of: Litauen, Estland, Lettland, Polen, Die Tchechei, Die
>> Slowakei, Ungarn, and Slowenien.
>>
>> But, this is only 8. Now, could the other 4 be Norwegen, Der Schweiz, and
>> two of the Jugoslaw states? Or would the 4 be Bosien, Montenegro,
>> Mazedonien, Kroatien? What about Bulgaien? Or even Ukraine?
>>
>> Any one know for sure?
