Re: Myanmar (formerly Burma)

Dover Beach wrote:

> Veronique <veroniqueunique@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
> news:f30387f9-e5b5-45ab-a846-f15c7eef2573@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> 
>> On May 11, 10:57 am, Mary <mrfeath...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> Don K wrote:
>>>
>>> Meaning what, that the local yoyos should keep on using whatever name
>>> the British Raj stuck the country with?
>>>
>>> Was the country known as Burma to the inhabitants themselves prior to
>>> British rule?
>> 
>> 
>> Yes, more or less. The biggest reason for opposition is Myanmar was
>> imposed without referendum by the current military junta (the same
>> junta which proved fairly indifferent to the effects of the recent
>> cyclone on its population, and which is, right at the moment,
>> restricting UN ****pments of aid to those affected.)
> 
> I wonder what Aung San Suu Kyi calls it?  Whatever she calls it, that's
> what I would prefer to call it.

I read an article on it in Time, last night, and they called it "Burma".

After using "Burma" in the article's title and twice in the first
paragraph, in the second paragraph they expanded: "Burma, also known as
Myanmar".


-- 
Blinky
Killing all posts from Google Groups
The Usenet Improvement Project: http://improve-usenet.org
NEW --> Now evaluating a GG-free news feed: http://usenet4all.se