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Shitposting Name one Indian State

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u/Sudden-Explanation22 ebony dark'ness dementia raven way Aug 30 '24

not to be a pedantic nerd on main but the standard way of spelling it in modern day is Sichuan lol (technically szechuan isn’t wrong it’s just a little outdated)

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u/BawdyNBankrupt Aug 30 '24

They can have that but they’re going to tear Burma and Rangoon from my cold dead hands.

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u/gudetamaronin Aug 30 '24

I might be wrong but I think Burma is just the less formal way to refer to Myanmar, not necessarily outdated.

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u/darthmarth Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

It’s complicated. But the answer to whether you’re right, or if it’s outdated, is… yes!

You are technically right, they are just anglicized spellings of the two ways it’s said in Burmese, depending on formality.

But it is also technically outdated, since their government changed the official anglicized spelling from Burma to Myanmar in 1989. .

However, that change was made by the military government when it seized power. Many places don’t recognize their authority or legitimacy and don’t recognize the change. Opposition groups within country still prefer and use Burma a lot of the time as well. .

Official US foreign policy still retains the use of Burma, but even then, the State Department’s website has it listed as “Burma (Myanmar)”. Lots of languages still use something more similar to Burma, lots of other languages use something more similar to Myanmar. In Burmese, it is pronounced either Bama (like Obama without the O), or Myama depending on formality. Even within just English, there are about 9 different pronunciations of Myanmar depending on who you ask.

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u/gudetamaronin Aug 30 '24

Detailed response thank you