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re: Why the Frick does ESPN spell Turkey
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:30 am to Y.A. Tittle
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:30 am to Y.A. Tittle
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Seems like the latter had just always been the accepted pronunciation for ENGLISH SPEAKERS. Why isn’t everyone now saying FrAHHnce?
Because the FIFA media guide and the AP style guide doesn’t direct journalists to pronounce France that way.
Same reason the day after the Russian invasion all reporters switched from the traditional russian pronunciation of Kiev to the Ukrainian one.
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Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:32 am to Fat Bastard
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we should just call it turkey
I'm 41 and in America it's been called "Turkey" for almost the entirety of my adult life. I'm not going to change now because some rich fricks at the UN and in media c-suites decided they want to be more culturally sensitive.
Same thing with Kiev.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:33 am to TigerFanatic99
No one is forcing any of you to do anything.
The outrage over this is silly.
The outrage over this is silly.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:35 am to TigerFanatic99
And another thing, it’s Constantinople 
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:35 am to SoWhat
God I hate these people. Changes I refuse to make:
moslem not muslim.
Peking not Beijing.
Constantinople not Istanbul.
Kiev not Kyiv.
Bombay not Mumbai.
BC/AD not BCE/CE.
Europe and Asia not Eurasia.
Turkey not Türkiye.
Pluto is still a planet.
ETA: Midget not Little Person.
moslem not muslim.
Peking not Beijing.
Constantinople not Istanbul.
Kiev not Kyiv.
Bombay not Mumbai.
BC/AD not BCE/CE.
Europe and Asia not Eurasia.
Turkey not Türkiye.
Pluto is still a planet.
ETA: Midget not Little Person.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 8:38 am
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:36 am to Tigergreg
Soon to just be pronounced Ye.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:40 am to SoWhat
As a compromise we can just start calling them Ottomans again.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:40 am to TigerFanatic99
quote:
some rich fricks at the UN and in media c-suites decided they want to be more culturally sensitive.
Dipshit, it was Turkey's president, Erdogan, that made the switch almost five years ago.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:42 am to SoWhat
Because we’re all “progressive” and enlightened and sensitive and worldly nowadays….and shite.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:44 am to dgnx6
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The outrage over this is silly.
Not true. Ceding the language to those who seek to weaken you does immense harm to any resistance.
By your comment, you are either woefully mistaken or are actively trying to attain the same goal as the elitists.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:44 am to SoWhat
All this woke modification of historical geographic names is upsetting. Next thing you know world leaders will start trying to change the names of international waters.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:46 am to SoWhat
Good lord. You people.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:46 am to junkyarddawg3
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All this woke modification of historical geographic names is upsetting.
How in the frick is this “woke”?
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:47 am to Fat Bastard
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damn dirty turks.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:49 am to SoWhat
Because that’s how it’s spelled.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:49 am to Mo Jeaux
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:53 am to SoWhat
You wouldn’t believe how those locals require us to say “Natchitoches”, or how they want us to pronounce “Calliope Street.”
And the way they want us to pronounce “Gulf of Mexico” now is totally inconsistent with its spelling.
All this woke BS has to stop.
And the way they want us to pronounce “Gulf of Mexico” now is totally inconsistent with its spelling.
All this woke BS has to stop.
This post was edited on 6/26/26 at 8:56 am
Posted on 6/26/26 at 8:55 am to SoWhat
Because ESPN has a Turkey on staff, and a Muslim, and a Chinese, and an Iranian. They write the articles and set agendas.
Posted on 6/26/26 at 9:05 am to lowhound
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Woke UN bullshite
you’re being a conservative snowflake.
who cares if a country wants to change their name - I support sovereignty and self-determination. If you want to call it the old way, go for it. no one is stopping you.
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