On 2004.08.13, 22:47, Peter Kirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It should be careful to listen to users from small countries rather > than impose on them a western guess about a situation
Moldavia and Roumania are both "western". And not really that small. And both have an ISO representative, or at least they are entitled to. (Excessively expressing a wish not to offend may be percieved as protective and patronizing, and be then offensive for real. PC does back fire very often.) As for your question: both governments (and "their" people), while keeping their armies and recyprocal independence (for now), agree that it is the same language, even if they may some day disagree about its name. (E.g., the 19th cent. saw a number of wars in South America -- common language did not avert hostility nor did create unity among neighbours.) -- ____. António MARTINS-Tuválkin | ()| <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> |####| PT-1XXX-XXX LISBOA Não me invejo de quem tem | +351 934 821 700 carros, parelhas e montes | http://www.tuvalkin.web.pt/bandeira/ só me invejo de quem bebe | http://pagina.de/bandeiras/ a água em todas as fontes |
