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Re: First, Kill All The Burmese Pythons
I’m with Jonah on this one. But shouldn’t it be Myanmar pythons?
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Nice touch there!
Myanmarese?
Thought, then, will we have to rename "Burmese Days"?
Since Myanmar is the noun, the adjective must be ... Myanmarian? Myanmartian? Myanmarvelous? Myanmyshadow? Myanmollymagee?
Wikipedia reports that the adjectival form is "myanma" (no R at the end), though even people in Burma often don't use it: External Link
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Thought, then, will we have to rename "Burmese Days"?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSince Myanmar is the noun, the adjective must be ... Myanmarian? Myanmartian? Myanmarvelous? Myanmyshadow? Myanmollymagee?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWikipedia reports that the adjectival form is "myanma" (no R at the end), though even people in Burma often don't use it: External Link
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