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[nekare]

Oh god I HATE it when Spanish people write Méjico. Yes, that's how it's pronounced. No, that doesn't mean you can call it that. The country is called México and you should spell it like that because the excuse that spelling changes with language is bullshit when we're still talking about the same common language. People would go frothy at the mouth if we started saying Espania or something, wouldn't they? So common courtesy.

The x is there. And matters. It's lovely and it's a reminder of our pre-hispanic times.

Rant brought to you by a stupid article in yahoo Spain, but I've seen it enough that it's been bubbling over for a while.

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[(Anonymous)]

actually, NOT everybody writes it like that. There are A LOT of places where you can see it written properly. So, please, don't you dare call us "fucking Spaniards", ok? thanks :)

[crooked.livejournal.com]

i was being sarcastic to commiserate with my friend's post. and i'd be more inclined to take your comment seriously if you weren't posting anon and being all passive aggressive with that smiley.

but whatever. i'm not here to start drama in ale's journal. have a good day.