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Why the Frick does ESPN spell Turkey
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:09 am
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:09 am
Türkiye
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Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:09 am to SoWhat
Woke UN bullshite
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:09 am to SoWhat
To avoid any kind of Charlie Hebdo situation.
That’s my guess.
That’s my guess.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:10 am to SoWhat
Turkey changed the English version of the country awhile back. I had to look it up cause it’s stupid.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:10 am to SoWhat
They also pronounce it Tur-key-yay, I thought WTF?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:11 am to SoWhat
I had to google it last night to figure it out. AI said that it was at the request of Turkey, because they thought it was getting confused with the Thanksgiving bird.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:12 am to Elihu
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because they thought it was getting confused with the Thanksgiving bird.
In June?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:13 am to SoWhat
When did it become Tur-key-a...?
I feel like all the shite I learned in world history was just thrown out the window...
Qatar in now "Cutter", Kiev in now "Keev"... WTF..
I feel like all the shite I learned in world history was just thrown out the window...
Qatar in now "Cutter", Kiev in now "Keev"... WTF..
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 8:15 am
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:14 am to Tigergreg
Why are they still calling Deutschland, Germany, though? 
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:14 am to Hangover Haven
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I feel like all the shite I learned in world history was just thrown out the window...
Wait until you find out about Czechia, the Southern Ocean, and South Sudan
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:16 am to SoWhat
It's been funny hearing Turkey, Tukeyay, and some that just say Turkay.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:16 am to lowhound
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:19 am to Hangover Haven
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Kiev in now "Keev"... WTF..
Because Keev is the Ukrainian pronunciation and Kiev is the Russian.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:21 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Why are they still calling Deutschland, Germany, though? ?
The Turkey one is just branding. I thought about it before and confirmed by looking it up. It's to not confuse with a bird.
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The Turkish government formally requested the change to distance the country's name from the North American bird and the negative slang connotations of the English word "turkey".
The Czech Republic is still the Czech Republic. Czechia is the UN nickname.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 8:27 am
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:23 am to Enadious
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Because Keev is the Ukrainian pronunciation and Kiev is the Russian.
Seems like the latter had just always been the accepted pronunciation for ENGLISH SPEAKERS. Why isn’t everyone now saying FrAHHnce?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:23 am to Y.A. Tittle
The new woke pronunciations will devolve into chaos. If these freaks are consistent they will call Japan, Neehon and China, Zhonghua. And of course, Meheeco.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:24 am to SoWhat
More stupid shite for MAGA to be outraged about
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:28 am to Elihu
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The new woke pronunciations will devolve into chaos. If these freaks are consistent they will call Japan, Neehon and China, Zhonghua. And of course, Meheeco.
No.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:28 am to SoWhat
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Why the Frick does ESPN spell Turkey
You should read 1984 by Orwell. It will explain everything.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:29 am to Tigergreg
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They also pronounce it Tur-key-yay, I thought WTF?
that is how it is pronounced by the turks.
we should just call it turkey. damn dirty turks.
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