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Postby CBBB » Wed Jun 16, 2010 3:15 pm

Are we back on this old chestnut again?

The proper classical spelling is PAPHOS! Pafos appeared due to a stupid Minister of Education & Culture we had some 15'ish years ago who misinterpreted a UN directive on how place names should be transliterated into the Latin alphabet.

She did a lot of damage to the English translations of many place names!

I will refrain from mentioning Tzon Kennenty Avenue in Nicosia!
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Postby Z4 » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:47 pm

fig head wrote:lol, i know it spells paphos but not bothered to write it wv ph wen i can write it wv f !!!

u kno u got wot i meant, see like now i started to write as if i wer texting !!!

any useful advices...!!


You tell him phig head :lol:
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Postby denizaksulu » Wed Jun 16, 2010 4:56 pm

I am delighted there is an F'in Pafos :lol:


What about Phamagusta? :oops:
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Postby bill cobbett » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:10 pm

Raymanoff wrote:Image

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Thanks for that Ray.... they've managed to mis-spell Larnaca as well.
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Postby denizaksulu » Wed Jun 16, 2010 5:23 pm

CBBB wrote:Are we back on this old chestnut again?

The proper classical spelling is PAPHOS! Pafos appeared due to a stupid Minister of Education & Culture we had some 15'ish years ago who misinterpreted a UN directive on how place names should be transliterated into the Latin alphabet.

She did a lot of damage to the English translations of many place names!

I will refrain from mentioning Tzon Kennenty Avenue in Nicosia!



You dare :lol:
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