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yy4me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:33 PM Original message |
It took several days for me to hear that Mombai India was |
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Madam Mossfern (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:36 PM Response to Original message |
1. I think its more of a pronunciation change |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Not really |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. 1996 |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
3. 1995: Here's an excellent brief article explaining the change |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. I send a lot of air-freight to mumbai..... |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Well, Guanzhou used to be called Canton. Not too obscure. n/m |
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FredStembottom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. oops...not the one I meant. |
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liberalpragmatist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:49 PM Response to Original message |
6. Honestly, most Indians still call it Bombay |
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codjh9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. I dunno -I've heard 'Mumbai' for years now. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. "Bombay" is how the Brits spelled the Portuguese pronunciation of "Mumbai" |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm expecting them to rename Bollywood as Mullywood eventually. n/m |
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tritsofme (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think it is absolutely dispicable for the media to keep the public in the dark about this. |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 03:29 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. We must watch different news channels. I heard everyone |
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Nexus7 (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
13. Boy, you people are seriously under-informed |
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yy4me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 05:08 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. I wasn't "going off" on them. Somehow I missed this information |
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Nexus7 (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 11:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. And I wasn't going off on you either :) |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
14. I heard the story that the colonial British called it Bombay, but it was |
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Amonester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-29-08 11:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. or maybe they just 'enjoyed' to "bomb it" |
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Catherine Vincent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Nov-30-08 01:32 AM Response to Original message |
19. I didn't know they renamed Bombay either. |
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