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Bombay or Mumbai ? - ketchim - 09-09-2013
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Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - chairman - 09-09-2013
i like the name Bombay better.
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - ketchim - 09-09-2013
Yeah ....the aura of whore houses is truly an association ! ::LOL::
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Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - wowtgp - 09-09-2013
It's Mumbai now, but Bombay sounds much better IMO.
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - SpiralArchitect - 09-09-2013
[quote author=Strokemaker link=topic=83264.msg520078#msg520078 date=1378746438]
It's Mumbai now, but Bombay sounds much better IMO.
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A relic of the colonial times. It was only to be expected that they'd change the name after a while. I don't mind it either ways.
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - Kwami - 09-09-2013
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=83264.msg520038#msg520038 date=1378737208]
Yeah ....the aura of whore houses is truly an association ! ::LOL::
[/quote] They should also change the name of that city in Pakistan from La whore 8)
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - ketchim - 09-09-2013
[quote author=SpiralArchitect link=topic=83264.msg520099#msg520099 date=1378750843]
A relic of the colonial times.
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whaddabout Madras to Chennai ?
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - SpiralArchitect - 09-10-2013
[quote author=ketchim link=topic=83264.msg520165#msg520165 date=1378764339]
whaddabout Madras to Chennai ?
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Same thing.
Just like Bangalore to Bengaluru.
Assam to Asom
Orissa to Odisha
Calcutta to Kolkata
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - ketchim - 09-10-2013
[quote author=SpiralArchitect link=topic=83264.msg520263#msg520263 date=1378830059]
Same thing.
Just like Bangalore to Bengaluru.
Assam to Asom
Orissa to Odisha
Calcutta to Kolkata
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nnnaaahhhhh....those are similar sounding !
Madras to Chennai is kinda extreme.
In my country we consumed via recipes a lotta request for Madras curry powder mix !
tough to rename it Chennai curry :-[
Re: Bombay or Mumbai ? - ketchim - 09-10-2013
The cost of repackaging is also enormous ::LOL::
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