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In response to "So many people say "the Ukraine" as I think it just flows better when you're speaking and it's not meant as an insult. It doesn't sound right to say" by Krusty

Do these same people say "I am going to the Canada" or "I am going to the Mexico" because that's how "the Ukraine" sounds to me.

Posted by Walt_Disney (aka Walt_Disney) Dec 22 '22, 05:33

An exception I can think of is I will say "I am going to the Bahamas" but thats because they are an series of islands, so grammatically for me there is more then one.

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Nobody ever said "the Canada," so no. -- nm* - mara xmas, ya filthy animals Dec 22, 05:58
They do not but I will argue that the Ukraine sounds much more normal than the Canada. I don't know why, I'm not a linguist. -- nm* - Krusty Dec 22, 05:45
Give us 20 years and we will make it happen cap’n. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 05:42

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Do these same people say "I am going to the Canada" or "I am going to the Mexico" because that's how "the Ukraine" sounds to me.

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