Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agoDeutschland Germany Allemagne Tyskland Vokietija Niemcy Nemecko Saksa...sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageDeutschland Germany Allemagne Tyskland Vokietija Niemcy Nemecko Saksa...sh.itjust.worksJakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelurch (he/him)@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-211 months agoThat’s stupid. Most countries have different names or at least spellings in other languages. Nothing wrong with that. The name they use in the countries primary language would sound weird in others and some even lack the characters to write it.
minus-squarePirasp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoIt usually isn’t this bad with neighbouring countries though. The reason is the late unification of Germany of course.
minus-squarelemmington_steele@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·11 months agoI’m not sure late unification is necessarily the determing factor here. e.g. look at Italy
That’s stupid. Most countries have different names or at least spellings in other languages. Nothing wrong with that. The name they use in the countries primary language would sound weird in others and some even lack the characters to write it.
It usually isn’t this bad with neighbouring countries though. The reason is the late unification of Germany of course.
I’m not sure late unification is necessarily the determing factor here. e.g. look at Italy