Andrew Gray wrote:
On 18/11/05, Andrew Venier avenier@venier.net wrote:
"23.2A1 Use the English form of the name of a place if there is one in general use. Determine this from gazetteers and other reference sources published in English-speaking countries. In case of doubt, use the vernacular form."
A standard of "in general use" is perhaps less open to dispute than a standard of "most common".
I confess, knowing cataloguers, I wonder how much of this was someone's bright idea of reducing the number of special characters that would have to be dealt with when not strictly necessary... :-)
My copy of the 5 volume "Library of Congress Subject Headings" for 1998 prefers "Côte d'Ivoire".
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