FuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 day agoRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netimagemessage-square94fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1134arrow-down1imageRussian language is as much a part of Ukraine as Ukranian is. You won't see many in the media calling it Kyiv before Ukraine turned nationalist under Poroshenkohexbear.netFuckyWucky [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square94fedilinkfile-text
https://www.reuters.com/article/world/ukraine-passes-language-law-irritating-president-elect-and-russia-idUSKCN1S110Y/ Literally the whole media switched spelling around this time. iRaq and iRan are silly but the “Kyiv” stuff is different.
minus-squareWater Bowl SlimelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 hours agoIsn’t that just how the language works though? Like, it sounds unnatural to say certain nouns without adding “the” to the front. Spanish does that too, it’s why Das Kapital is called El Capital in Spanish but just Capital in English.
Isn’t that just how the language works though? Like, it sounds unnatural to say certain nouns without adding “the” to the front. Spanish does that too, it’s why Das Kapital is called El Capital in Spanish but just Capital in English.