Travelling to Turkey |
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Flights are booked :)
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 06:47 pm |
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Quote: Has anybody tried the online text to speech application that I mentioned in my last message? |
I don't know now which one is U.K. and which one is U.S.A. pronunciation, but I prefer the one that is pronounced "turKIA". Which one is closer to original pronunciation of Türkiye?
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 07:07 pm |
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Welcome to the kindergarten.
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 07:23 pm |
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So, TURkia is better pronunciation? Accepted. 
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 07:36 pm |
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I was surprised to hear people in Alanya pronouncing „Türkiye“ as „turKAY“? Is it normal pronouncing?
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 07:45 pm |
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Hi Sibel,
That is the German pronounciation. There are lots of Germans in that area.
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 07:48 pm |
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edit:
There are too many kids around.
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| 56. |
27 Oct 2006 Fri 08:11 pm |
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Quoting libralady: What an absolutely ridculous argument over what we should or should not call Turkey.
And I agree with Kai on this one. When we talk about Turkey in the UK it is generally in the context of either we are talking about our holidays or it is Christmas and we are discussing food. When ever I have mentioned Turkey, on-one has said to me "do you mean the country or the bird".
As for names many children are teased about their surnames regardless of what it is.
Poor Bod, fancy opening a thread about going to Istanbul and it breaking out into a war of words - AGAIN! Bod I am jealous - enjoy Istanbul!! |
Well said Libralady (round of applause) ENJOY ISTANBUL BOD!!! 
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 09:56 pm |
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my god is this argument still going on.... well i will join in... no other country named after an animal... well it might not b spelt the same but it sounds like one... WALES!!!!
And why is someone not from England trying to dictate what we call other countries? Should it not be up to us english people to decide that? We dont enforce that you call england, england-you call it ingiltere... maybe we should put our foot down too!
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 09:58 pm |
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and.....
in english text if it is written Do you like Turkey? anyone with a bit of education would know the country is being spoken of becuase of the T. if it was turkey as in food it would be a small t.
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 10:08 pm |
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İ just don't understand the purpose of the argument !
Some people,don't like pronouncing of THEİR country name in other language,and THEY want to change it to the original one,
Even they gave a good reasons too for that,So ,
What are we arguing about here ?!
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27 Oct 2006 Fri 10:13 pm |
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Quoting erdinc: I don't like that animal. It doesn't impress me. |
I just changed my mind. I prefer to use the word Turkey 
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