tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post7504552378099022996..comments2024-01-18T20:50:28.629+01:00Comments on Czech Off the Beaten Path: American Geographic IgnoranceSherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-36559939626935102272013-05-19T04:04:17.438+02:002013-05-19T04:04:17.438+02:00@Migrant: Yes! You got that right! :0)
@Migrant: Yes! You got that right! :0)<br />Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-51496845537387645992013-05-17T23:45:21.477+02:002013-05-17T23:45:21.477+02:00Almost as many as have heard of Chechnya, I'm ...Almost as many as have heard of Chechnya, I'm guessing?MiGranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495825081836632639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-88122068793464314952013-05-16T18:26:20.941+02:002013-05-16T18:26:20.941+02:00@MiGrant: You're right--that's one I hadn...@MiGrant: You're right--that's one I hadn't thought of. My question, though, would be how many Americans have heard the word "Czechia?" <br /><br />Linguistic mistakes and geographic ignorance are not a good combination!Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-79558289336872345382013-05-16T18:21:19.727+02:002013-05-16T18:21:19.727+02:00@:troll: No--just a case of making a typo!@:troll: No--just a case of making a typo!Sherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13049105010678817891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-4642773462677508852013-05-16T12:32:31.341+02:002013-05-16T12:32:31.341+02:00"Czechslovakia" A case in point? :troll:..."Czechslovakia" A case in point? :troll:Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7390842085053516182.post-15441810282377120582013-05-16T09:47:31.769+02:002013-05-16T09:47:31.769+02:00The Czech/Chechnya confusion is what happens when ...The Czech/Chechnya confusion is what happens when you try to foist linguistic abominations like "Czechia" on someone else's language. (To be absolutely clear, I'm only talking about the word!)MiGranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05495825081836632639noreply@blogger.com