Comment on Why do Americanized names of places etc exist?
HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 3 days agoI know, I think I forgot to mention I understand that other countries do this, sorry for specifying America as I cannot speak for other countries as I am not from them nor have I been to them. This was about cultural awareness, and the fact that by learning difficult things at a younger age, ‘USA’ would be better. They are already teaching things younger and younger as we advance as a society, why not add this? I hear young kids learning more and more difficult things. But making it easier or harder is less the question, but rather advancing and making people smarter and more cultured.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 3 days ago
I get. Still language is about being pragmatic. Adjusting pronunciations or making new words is just a means to an end: being understood.