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<blockquote data-quote="Ruvion" data-source="post: 236575" data-attributes="member: 878">Of course, you guys probably know more Japanese than I do.&nbsp; I do not profess any proficiency in the language, although I have some in French.&nbsp; The name Corea was not first coined by the Japanese (although I am not certain on who did).&nbsp; French being &quot;la langue internationale&quot; (the official international diplomatic language way back when), Coree (which is French for Corea; there is an accent on the first &quot;e&quot;) translated to Corea in English was the established name before the change.&nbsp; The Japanese government would not spend the $$$ to change the national name of Corea (which was the recognized international name) to Korea just so that it makes more sense (considering what you told me of there being no &quot;C&quot; sound).&nbsp; But you be the judge, for it is as you say not such a big deal to most people (other than Coreans of course).&nbsp; I just felt slightly offed, when someone mentioned that how a name of a nation is spelt is &quot;irrelevant&quot;.To Black Omega: it is fairly common knowlege amonst the Coreans (regarding the history of C changing to K).&nbsp; Those who are interested in Corean history knows.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruvion, post: 236575, member: 878"] Of course, you guys probably know more Japanese than I do. I do not profess any proficiency in the language, although I have some in French. The name Corea was not first coined by the Japanese (although I am not certain on who did). French being "la langue internationale" (the official international diplomatic language way back when), [i]Coree[/i] (which is French for Corea; there is an accent on the first "e") translated to Corea in English was the established name before the change. The Japanese government would not spend the $$$ to change the national name of Corea (which was the recognized international name) to Korea just so that it makes more sense (considering what you told me of there being no "C" sound). But you be the judge, for it is as you say not such a big deal to most people (other than Coreans of course). I just felt slightly offed, when someone mentioned that how a name of a nation is spelt is "irrelevant". To Black Omega: it is fairly common knowlege amonst the Coreans (regarding the history of C changing to K). Those who are interested in Corean history knows. [/QUOTE]

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