Re: CHAT: Secret questions - need to went some anger ...

On 06/17 18:04  BP Jonsson wrote:
> At 06:06 2002-06-17 -0400, John Cowan wrote:
>
> >Is not Aotearoa the normal word for the country when speaking Maori?
> >That is what I had understood (similar to the use of "Eire" when speaking
> >Irish vs. "Ireland" when speaking English, which *is* official).
>
> I daresay the situation is analogical to saying _Finland_ and _Sverige_
> ("Sweden") when speaking Swedish, but _Suomi_ and _Ruotsi_ when speaking
> Finnish.  In spite of the terms not being etymologically related in the two
> languages, and in spite of the fact that _Ruotsi_ has no official status in
> Sweden it would feel patently perverse to use the Swedish terms while
> speaking/writing Finnish, or vice versa.
>
Occasionally I come across books that list New Zealand under Aotearoa.
It annoys me because AFAIK Aotearoa is not an official name for New
Zealand, and I consider it deceptive.  The two culprits I am familiar
with that are guilty of this sin are The Third World Guide and The
Reformed Family Worldwide.  Otherwise I consider both books informative
guides to their respective fields.  (The Third World Guide is the only
book I have encountered that describes the Pope as an elected
President-for-life :)

- andrew.
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