Re: Liking German
From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
Date: | Sunday, September 30, 2001, 18:53 |
Quoting Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
> Also, is "Czechia" or similar acceptable in English? I'm really tired
> of "Czech Republic" ... or should one perhaps start saying "Bohemia and
> Moravia"? :-)
To my knowledge, "Czechia" is not acceptable. I've certainly never
seen it, and I read the news obsessively.
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Thomas Wier <trwier@...>
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