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[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am all in to pronounce names & places correctly, aka according to the original language. So, so dumb when a name is "transliterated" to another alphabet and now it doesn't mean anything to anyone, and nobody can read it correctly.

However, for well established names, might not worth the trouble.

[–] JimVanDeventer@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

I agree to a point, but try Bangkok.

Edit: For the uninitiated, that is: Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit

[–] uninvitedguest@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Bangkok is also the first one that came to mind, bit as other have said the full name is not used locally, either.

Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake in Manitoba, though.

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

lol do they say that colloquially? I don't think so?

[–] DankOfAmerica@reddthat.com 8 points 1 day ago

No. They use Krung Thep, which is short for Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

Maybe, but what do the locals call it?