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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by smcl on Thursday June 08, 2023 @03:27AM (#36238441)
Is that the reason? I thought it was just more of a Erdogan nationalism thing
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by fleischhauf on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:34AM (#36238876)
sounds like both no?
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by smcl on Thursday June 08, 2023 @07:02AM (#36239888)
> TRT World explained the decision in an article earlier this year, saying Googling “Turkey” brings up a “a muddled set of images, articles, and dictionary definitions that conflate the country with Meleagris – otherwise known as the turkey, a large bird native to North America – which is famous for being served on Christmas menus or Thanksgiving dinners.”

Ha, so yeah it seems like that's definitely a part of it.

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