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minus-squareedgemaster72@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·2 days agoMr. Snail, can you tell me why it’s Istanbul not Constantinople?
minus-squareColforge@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·2 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-up18·2 days agoThat’s nobody’s business but the Turks
minus-squarecellardoor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoBecause Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 days agoBecause Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.
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 Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.
Because Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.