Why do we say, in English, West Bengal but never Pashchim(a) Bengal? Why do we say Uttar Pradesh but never North Pradesh?
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I discussed our convo with my daughter, who knows Hindi & Urdu and has lived in UP and RJ. Me: answer was complicated and i realized of course it is India Her: “if you understand India, someone has explained it very poorly to you” (from podcast) Source: https://twitter.com/TheRedLinePod/status/1297887428699537409?s=20 …https://twitter.com/TheRedLinePod/status/1297887428699537409 …
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Did I get something wrong? That podcast doesn't sound like it's about state names...
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