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minus-squareedgemaster72@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 days agoMr. Snail, can you tell me why it’s Istanbul not Constantinople?
minus-squareColforge@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·5 days ago“This topic has already been thoroughly covered by They Might Be Giants, as mentioned in my book… which you can buy… right here.”
minus-squarekambusha@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18·5 days agoThat’s nobody’s business but the Turks
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoBecause Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.
minus-squarecellardoor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 days agoBecause Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Mr. Snail, can you tell me why it’s Istanbul not Constantinople?
“This topic has already been thoroughly covered by They Might Be Giants, as mentioned in my book… which you can buy… right here.”
That’s nobody’s business but the Turks
Because Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.
Because Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.