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In response to "Yep - it's as much about claiming the name in a regional language (like Bengali, or Telugu), rather than a national one like Hindi. -- nm" by Roger More

coupled with lingering anti-colonialist sentiment, I'd wager, since it was the Brits who f*cked up the spelling in the first place. -- nm

Posted by znufrii Mar 28 '11, 09:56

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Let's just say that spelling was done in a fluid environment :) And sounds were spelt differently in different parts of Britain -- nm - Roger More Mar 28, 10:00
hey, some of it is the fault of the Portuguese. -- nm - Reagen Mar 28, 09:57

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