Mudcat Café message #4082260

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Thread #132499 Message #4082260
Posted By: Jos
07-Dec-20 - 11:01 AM
Thread Name: BS: Language Pet Peeves
Subject: RE: BS: Language Pet Peeves

"Then everyone switched to "HiROshima" and "CaRIBbean."

I assume you are talking about "everyone" where you live.
Where I live, or at least among the people I live with, "HiROshima" and "CaribBEan" have remained unchanged, along with the "HimaLAYas" rather than the "HimAHHlias".