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Didn't stop a massive effort to change the English spelling and pronunciation of Kiev to the difficult to pronounce (for English speakers) Kyiv to pretend like it stuck it to Putin somehow. Along those lines next time Germany invades its neighbors we might as well adopt the Czech name for it (Nemecko, or land of the mutes) as an insult to stick it to the Krauts. Or if Hungary acts up we can use an archaic Czech name for Hungary that also means land of the pimples (Uhersko). I get the feeling Czechs didn't like their neighbors much.


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