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Bombay.
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Apparently nowadays, certain sections of society look at you like you've grown a second head if you refer to the Indian city of Bombay.
Why?
It has been known to the British as Bombay since the middle of the 19th century. If the locals want to call it Mumbai then that's fine but I don't see why we need to follow suit.
Should we no longer refer to the Italian capital as Rome because the locals call it Roma. Is Athens a thing of the past and should we now call it Athena or more correctly Αθηνα. And remember that these two cities were named by their inhabitants long before the English came up with a name for them.
There are other cities that have Anglicised names such as Lisbon, Turin, Florence and, I'm sure, plenty of others.
So why is special distinction made when referring to Bombay?
Why?
It has been known to the British as Bombay since the middle of the 19th century. If the locals want to call it Mumbai then that's fine but I don't see why we need to follow suit.
Should we no longer refer to the Italian capital as Rome because the locals call it Roma. Is Athens a thing of the past and should we now call it Athena or more correctly Αθηνα. And remember that these two cities were named by their inhabitants long before the English came up with a name for them.
There are other cities that have Anglicised names such as Lisbon, Turin, Florence and, I'm sure, plenty of others.
So why is special distinction made when referring to Bombay?
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If Indians and other foreigners don't like what London is called then thay should go home. What right have they to come here and try to change the name of our capital city.
Christmas has already been banned and from next year, Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be called Family Day.
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Christmas has already been banned and from next year, Good Friday and Easter Sunday will be called Family Day.
They have won again. You couldn't make it up!!
