On 18/11/05, Stan Shebs shebs@apple.com wrote:
Stating your case more forcefully doesn't qualify as evidence. Since you don't describe your sources of information,
As far as I can tell, the sources of information are users of the English language, of course. Well, excepting encyclopedias, since for some reason encyclopedias don't count. Or people who, in their professional life, deal with the names of countries, since they're diplomats and diplomats call countries by the name they ask people to use, which shouldn't count. Or the Economist, because, well, they're the Economist and a bit funny in the head. Or anyone who also speaks French. Or anything produced by the US Government. Or, indeed, regional sources. Or English-speaking Ivorians. Or the United Nations. Or any result from a google search, because they're horribly unreliable except when they get the right answer. Or any "myths" about what people may use.
So, basically, any major source except the ones which use Cote d'Ivoire, since we've just proven they don't count, use Ivory Coast, and anyone who remembers Cote d'Ivoire in common use obviously needs their ears tested and is really just voting to suspend policy for their own nefarious reasons anyway.
Case closed!
[And I wonder *why* I get irritated about this debate...]
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