Comments on: Exonym - what you probably call ‘Roma’ http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/ Transmitting ideas, observations, and images from 42,000 km. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:55:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: James John Malcolm (AkaXakA) http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73345 James John Malcolm (AkaXakA) Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:59:55 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73345 <blockquote>So a photo taken by an English speaker in Germany may be labelled: Germany, Munich. Whereas taken by a native German speaker may be labelled: Deutschland, München.</blockquote> Even better, it'd just be labelled "München", as most of us live in a world where there aren't (important) towns with the same name everywhere. ;)

So a photo taken by an English speaker in Germany may be labelled: Germany, Munich. Whereas taken by a native German speaker may be labelled: Deutschland, München.

Even better, it’d just be labelled “München”, as most of us live in a world where there aren’t (important) towns with the same name everywhere. ;)

]]> By: Andrew http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73231 Andrew Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:03:58 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73231 You're right that it would be interesting and beneficial to culture to return to the Exonyms. However, sometimes the 'local' name may be in conflict between locals. And teaching visitors and interested people the endonym will help make the name more common outside the region. I try to use the endonym whenever I travel, but I also know for a little while I completely butcher the pronunciation. :) You’re right that it would be interesting and beneficial to culture to return to the Exonyms. However, sometimes the ‘local’ name may be in conflict between locals.

And teaching visitors and interested people the endonym will help make the name more common outside the region. I try to use the endonym whenever I travel, but I also know for a little while I completely butcher the pronunciation. :)

]]> By: Daniel Morrison http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73230 Daniel Morrison Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:53:17 +0000 http://highearthorbit.com/exonym-what-you-probably-call-roma/#comment-73230 I've always thought it was stupid that we change the names of things (though we've done it for millennia). Nice to know they have terms for this. As we become a more connected world, it seems like we'd be better off using endonyms whenever possible, but I guess databases of matches is a good start. I’ve always thought it was stupid that we change the names of things (though we’ve done it for millennia). Nice to know they have terms for this.

As we become a more connected world, it seems like we’d be better off using endonyms whenever possible, but I guess databases of matches is a good start.

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