Istanbul Was Constantinople, Now It's Istanbul, Not Constantinople
I have remarked before how the New York Times uses the terms Myanmar
and Yangon, while the Washington Post uses the older terms Burma and
Rangoon. Today's Washington Examiner (which uses Myanmar and Yangon)
contains a box explaining when the country's name was changed, and how
some people identify the name with the current regime and refuse to
use it). Today's Post and Times both contain headlines on the first
page, using Burma and Myanmar respectively, as you would expect.
But - can you believe this? - the Post's Express edition has a
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