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by Earendil, Friday, July 10, 2015, 17:26 (3661 days ago) @ Funkmon

but we can't throw out English writing conventions for taste.

As an aisde, this is actually exactly what happens. When words form, or meanings change, it's never after intelligent debate and thoughtful consideration.

But to your point about the use of names. Geographical names for places are some of the most tricky, as they literally have different names. Now, you could argue that for writing purposes one should know their audience and write accordingly, but if you consider that, perhaps Deej wasn't talking to his native english speakers, but was in fact speaking to those that live in those locations. Eh? The USA isn't the center of the universe after all ;-)