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minus-squareedgemaster72@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·6 个月前Mr. Snail, can you tell me why it’s Istanbul not Constantinople?
minus-squareColforge@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·6 个月前“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-up18·6 个月前That’s nobody’s business but the Turks
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up11·6 个月前Because Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.
minus-squarecellardoor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·6 个月前Because Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.
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 Constantinople is a mouthful. Source: Me.
Because Istanbul was Constantinople, now it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.