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xacaxulu
on Aug 22, 2015
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“Two days ago the police came to me and wanted me ...
It's just 'Ukraine', not 'the Ukraine'. Other than that, totally on board. I'm a dual US/EU citizen (Italia) and I support this post.
IkmoIkmo
on Aug 22, 2015
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Ah thanks for that, I thought it was an English thing (here in the Netherlands we just say 'Ukraine') but I always heard it as 'the' on english television. After your correction I looked into it and it turns out saying 'the' is actually insulting!
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