and on the cutting edge of proper spelling I don't think the DXCC desk will rescind credit for all those qsl cards that had it the old way. :-))) > > Fellow DXers: > > The Foreign Ministry of Mongolia is apparently in the midst of creating > an "official" spelling for the capital with Ulaanbaatar as the > preferred spelling. > > This information was taken from a news researcher's list I belong to, > which relayed a message from a National Public Radio correspondent in > Ulaanbaatar, who had been asked by the Mongolian Foreign Ministry to > relay the information to Western journalists. > > When most Western journalists report from or about Mongolia, the > majority apparently list the capital as "Ulan Bator." > That is actually an older spelling that is now unfamiliar to Mongolians, > according to the NPR correspondent. The government preference is > "Ulaanbaatar" -- all one word. Apparently the news media has a mixed > bag of spellings as reporters spell it Ulan Batar, Ulan Bator, and > Ulaanbaatar. > > The Foreign Ministry said it is preparing a news release to be sent to > all major worldwide news agencies who regularly report from Mongolia > concerning the "correct" spelling of "Ulaanbaatar." > > > Tom, WW5L
