Secure messengers in war time

Re:Secure messengers in war time by pyuser583 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @01:28AM (#30524400)

Regarding “the Ukraine” I obsessed over this a few years ago and asked every Ukrainian I knew (about 20 people). They had no idea what I was talking about and regarded as purely a quirk if the English language that has nothing to do with anything.

We also refer the Netherlands, the Philippines, the Bahamas, and occasionally even the Sudan.

Not to me mention the United States.

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Re:Secure messengers in war time by klodolph on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:24AM (#30524729)

The Ukranian language, like many Slavic languages, does not have definite/indefinite articles at all. In other words, the word "the" does not exist in Ukranian.

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Re:Secure messengers in war time by syspec on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @02:16AM (#30524681)

A lot changed since a few years ago, I wonder if those same people might have a preference now

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Re:Secure messengers in war time by Cymrukicks on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @04:30AM (#30525477)

I had it explained to me The Ukraine comes from "The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic" So its offensive as it doesn't acknowledge their new country.

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Re:Secure messengers in war time by euroderf on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @08:15AM (#30526964)

During the Cold War it was always "THE Ukraine". So, this is plausible.

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Re:Secure messengers in war time by pyuser583 on Wednesday March 02, 2022 @11:45AM (#30529352)

We also said “the USSR” and “the Soviet Union.”

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