tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post3750551093516885788..comments2023-08-22T18:06:50.697+01:00Comments on Angry Sub-Editor: Countries and people: whose word do you use?Patrick Neylanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-11779019147382675342013-04-04T19:14:31.725+01:002013-04-04T19:14:31.725+01:00Scotch is generally frowned on as a term for the p...Scotch is generally frowned on as a term for the people of Scotland, although it's preferred when referring to whisky (whiskey with an 'e' is American or Irish whiskey, as I'm sure you already know).Patrick Neylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-81274431617449145822013-04-04T19:12:04.833+01:002013-04-04T19:12:04.833+01:00I think scholars finally accepted the Romanians...I think scholars finally accepted the Romanians' assertion that they were descendants of Latin colonies in Roman Dacia. It seemed unlikely, because they disappeared for nearly 1,000 years, but close studies of the language have shown that they probably were Roman descendants who had survived being conquered by the Goths, Huns, Gepids, Avars and Magyars, rather than Romance speakers who moved Patrick Neylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-417687248981845712013-04-04T19:06:12.645+01:002013-04-04T19:06:12.645+01:00Thanks for that. I shouldn't have relied on my...Thanks for that. I shouldn't have relied on my 20-year old memory of studying Japanese. Patrick Neylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12809820426546001196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-30043575553878886652013-04-04T19:00:39.712+01:002013-04-04T19:00:39.712+01:00When did Rumania become Romania, and why?
What ab...When did Rumania become Romania, and why?<br /><br />What about Scots/Scottish/Scotch? (whisky/whiskey...)<br /><br />I'm 'English' but people think of that as referring to the language. So I end up saying I'm British, even though I'd never say I came from Britain. Maybe I'm a Briton?<br /><br />Cans of worms :D<br />Corinnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576709919390630648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-84439931563271744222013-04-04T15:48:38.091+01:002013-04-04T15:48:38.091+01:00Well I don't like being called a Yank ;)Well I don't like being called a Yank ;)Hunter Atwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420291620359628303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-89843858713900808582013-04-04T15:29:38.162+01:002013-04-04T15:29:38.162+01:00And when did Moslem become Muslim, and why?And when did Moslem become Muslim, and why?n0aaahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08020996948408839877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-39097817735739783282013-04-04T14:03:45.788+01:002013-04-04T14:03:45.788+01:00it's "Igirisu-jin" in fact - it come...it's "Igirisu-jin" in fact - it comes from the Portuguese word for "English" and the Japanese understanding of how it was pronouncedjanestheonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617250693471034197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2851594536232580727.post-50861846801172468552013-04-04T13:43:22.846+01:002013-04-04T13:43:22.846+01:00An excellent article. Thanks. (That is interesting...An excellent article. Thanks. (That is interesting about the dual numbers.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com