Comments on: Toponymic confusion http://datavaluetalk.com/data-quality/toponymic-confusion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=toponymic-confusion Customer data is a valuable asset. Why not treat it that way? Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Data Value Talk » Blog Archive » Toponymic confusion revisited http://datavaluetalk.com/data-quality/toponymic-confusion/#comment-652 Data Value Talk » Blog Archive » Toponymic confusion revisited Wed, 27 May 2009 14:08:11 +0000 http://datavaluetalk.com/?p=664#comment-652 [...] But different spelling of geographical items will eventually lead to toponymic confusion (see my blogpost earlier this year). Apparently, the inhabitants of Webster call the lake “Lake [...] [...] But different spelling of geographical items will eventually lead to toponymic confusion (see my blogpost earlier this year). Apparently, the inhabitants of Webster call the lake “Lake [...]

]]> By: Sarah Biddle http://datavaluetalk.com/data-quality/toponymic-confusion/#comment-57 Sarah Biddle Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:05:29 +0000 http://datavaluetalk.com/?p=664#comment-57 And what to think of Hungary, which the Hungarians call: Magyarország. Can it be more different? And Finland that Finlanders call: Suomi. Last example: Bhutan in their language is: Druk Yul. And what to think of Hungary, which the Hungarians call: Magyarország. Can it be more different? And Finland that Finlanders call: Suomi. Last example: Bhutan in their language is: Druk Yul.

]]> By: Graham Rhind http://datavaluetalk.com/data-quality/toponymic-confusion/#comment-54 Graham Rhind Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:32:14 +0000 http://datavaluetalk.com/?p=664#comment-54 Just to be picky, Holger, Peking did not change its name - what changed was the transliteration of the Chinese name, Beijing being a better representation of the Mandarin pronunciation of the city name than Peking. Not only does nobody in Macedonia use the FYROM nomenclature, be prepared for a storm of disapproval if you do when in Macedonia! Macedonians distinguish their state from historic Macedonia by calling it "Republic of Macedonia". Just to be picky, Holger, Peking did not change its name – what changed was the transliteration of the Chinese name, Beijing being a better representation of the Mandarin pronunciation of the city name than Peking.

Not only does nobody in Macedonia use the FYROM nomenclature, be prepared for a storm of disapproval if you do when in Macedonia! Macedonians distinguish their state from historic Macedonia by calling it “Republic of Macedonia”.

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