Monday, October 1, 2007

Is it Myanmar, or is it Burma?

In the news today --
  • The New York Times called it Myanmar.
  • USA Today called it Burma.
  • The L.A. Times called it Myanmar.
  • The Washington Post called it Burma.
  • CNN called it Myanmar.
  • The BBC called it Burma.

I don't remember such confusion since Peking became Beijing, or Yugoslavia became...

What do they call Yugoslavia now?

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