I have a friend in Turkey. They haven’t been online for an hour or so. Hoping they are ok :(
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye
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#24It was about 4am in Turkey when this happened so I doubt we'll get many videos of the earthquake in action and it'll mostly be videos of the aftermath
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I don't believe this is really the right time to post a stingy comment, even if it has a point.
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#26I have never seen an earthquake covering such a wide area. I confirm collapsing buildings in at least 5 cities. There is a big chaos on social media as well - many people asking for help since they are stuck under debris. What a disaster!
Are you saying that people are asking for help in general or that the actual people stuck inside collapse buildings are using their socials in search of help?
What kind of infrastructure is in place that would survive to allow network connectivity for people to access socials to ask for help?
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the contrary, OP used the country's official name.
Nope, the official name uses "ü" instead of "u," which really emphasizes that it's not actually a real English toponym and is out of place in English usage. Erdoğan is just being silly pushing this.
It is a silly move indeed, but an official name doesn't have to use English only characters. The official name of the Ivory Coast has always been "Republic of Côte d'Ivoire".
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
On the contrary, OP used the country's official name.
Nope, the official name uses "ü" instead of "u," which really emphasizes that it's not actually a real English toponym and is out of place in English usage. Erdoğan is just being silly pushing this.
I don't know, I can relate to people not pronouncing your name or spelling it correctly. I had an argument with my freshman history teacher about how I was either pronouncing or spelling my name wrong.
So, speaking from experience, it is absolutely exhausting having to argue about the spelling and/or pronunciation of one's name. I was just totally unawares that I could petition the UN to have an official decree for people to refer to as the ultimate say. I will have to look into this.