On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:51 +0000, Arthur Figgis
wrote:

And there are the somewhat unpredictable rules about what is
"acceptable" to use. Any Briton who says "Madras" or "Calcutta" is
considered personally responsible for Amritsar, the Irish potato famine
and slavery, yet no-one gives a hoot about "Londres".

And then there's "Bayern Munich", which has never made *any* sense to
me, as it's only half an Anglicisation.

Neil

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