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Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 9:52 am
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Even though their language doesn't add up to it?
UAE for example means something else in my language in norwegian
"De forente arabiske emirater"
USA would be "Amerikas Forente Stater", but for whatever reason we call it USA. I am just wondering? Maybe its marketing reasons?
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 9:56 am
Linguistics.
For the same reason non-English languages don't have a proper translation in their own language for new English words that are created on a regular basis.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 10:02 am
(December 3, 2020 at 9:56 am)Eleven Wrote: Linguistics.
For the same reason non-English languages don't have a proper translation in their own language for new English words that are created on a regular basis.
May be the arguments with why some name certain towns, such as Virginia, even though it probably doesnt mean that in certain languages. Countries i guess doesnt follow the same rules interms of naming
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 10:05 am
No, because even though Virginia is a state, it's also a name.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 10:08 am
(December 3, 2020 at 10:05 am)Eleven Wrote: No, because even though Virginia is a state, it's also a name.
Exactly. Towns or such tends to be the same even if ones language isnt english. The exception is countries which is different naming depending on languages.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 10:17 am
Names that can be spoken easily in one's own language will be used, while linguistically challenging names are avoided. "Deutschland" v. "Germany", for example.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 7:23 pm
Because we make the rules, Sweden...we make the rules.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 7:35 pm
(December 3, 2020 at 7:23 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Because we make the rules, Sweden...we make the rules.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 4, 2020 at 12:06 am
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Swedes that have won the Nobel? 32
Americans? 388
Makes you think that something might be wrong with those fuckin swedes...americans aren't exactly the brightest bulbs. Whatever it is I'm sure it's genetic.
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 4, 2020 at 2:13 pm
(December 3, 2020 at 10:05 am)Eleven Wrote: No, because even though Virginia is a state, it's also a name.
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