On 11/18/05, Peter Mackay peter.mackay@bigpond.com wrote:
I'm having difficulty with the notion that the name "Ivory Coast" could possibly be described as "widely used" or "widely known".
With a straight face, that is.
As far as I'm aware, it's the most commonly used name of the country in the UK. The BBC uses it, Sky News, the Guardian, the Times, it's used in common speech and in local newspapers. You may want to argue that the French name is also common, and you may even find evidence to support your claim, but it really won't do to say that the name Ivory Coast is not widely known and used.