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Old 5th May 2012, 17:05
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Fairdealfrank
 
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Quote: "As to the destination: I am English and deliberately refer to the anglicised versions of cities around the world. So I wouldn't report services to Bruxelles, or Roma, or Lisboa. To me they are Brussels, Rome and Lisbon, and always will be."

Don't forget Bombay.....

Agree with you 100%, LGS6753. Why have English language names if we're not going to use them! It does appear to be very inconsistent, which implies some kind of political correctness. Is this correct?
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