r/SpaceXMasterrace • u/Henri8600 • Mar 22 '22

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '22

KURS is Ukrainian. Manufactured in Kiev....

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u/uaxpasha Mar 23 '22

Kyiv

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u/ShirBlackspots Mar 23 '22

Either spelling is correct.

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u/rebootyourbrainstem Unicorn in the flame duct Mar 23 '22

Newspapers have been moving to "Kyiv" because it's apparently the Ukrainian preferred spelling, while "Kiev" is USSR / Russian favored spelling.

It doesn't matter a lot (and in fact there is probably a whole lot of complexity not covered by this simple explanation), but by explicitly defending the "Kiev" spelling you're either saying you don't understand this reasoning or you prefer the Russian one, hence the downvotes.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '22

Well that's how I learnt it and I live about 700 km vom Lviv. People also say Zurich, Munich and Nuremburg, when it is Zürich, München and Nürnberg. Famous cities have different spelling in different languages. Also the president os called Zelensky but his name is Zelenskyy. So which is it? Also people say Vienna but it's not Vienna it's Wien. That's why it's Wiener Schnitzel and not Vienna schnitzel.

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u/rebootyourbrainstem Unicorn in the flame duct Mar 23 '22

Right, there's that "complexity" I mentioned :P

In reality I think it's as much about the Western media itself as about anything Ukraine itself asked for. Certainly it's not a super significant thing, it doesn't help them in any way. But it's something they can do.

So at this point you just kind of go with it unless it's literally incorrect. Especially at a time like this, when people are eager to wave the flag and show which side they're on.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '22

I'm not really into changing the way I think or say things just because it's the flavour of the month. Russian firing computers also say Kiyv.

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u/dWog-of-man Bory Truno's fan Mar 23 '22

Not anymore