Mea Culpa: What should we call the Irish prime minister? | @JohnRentoulhttps://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/leo-varadkar-brexit-irish-prime-minister-called-taoiseach-style-guide-a9152066.html …
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True we call him a cu...
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Mind you, nobodies going round calling Modi the Indian Pradhanmantri either
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Why would they need to say the "Indian" bit?
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What about calling him "the chief of Ireland"?
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Not sure if it’s an English word though? Each language has its words for PM, President, Chancellor & when one is talking in that language we use the normal words of that language. Most Eng speakers globally dont know what Taiseoch or Raees-al-Wuzra or Wazeer-e-Azam mean so use PM
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Article 13 of the constitution- "the taoiseach, that is, the head of the Government or Prime Minister"
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Do you call Angela Merkel BundesKanzler?
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Nor do you call her the prime minister.
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But did refer to him as Prime Minister of Great Britain. Maybe all sides need to grow up and be less offended?pic.twitter.com/WdgQb4IIsd
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I’m not sure the Irish media ties itself up in knots over the title of the Dutch Minister-President (aka Prime Minister) so I’d like to think we’d give foreigners a pass over Taoiseach.
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