Current Events > Why do so many people say 'the Ukraine'?

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Aressar 05/16/22 11:09:58 AM #1:	Even long before Russia started invading or annexing Ukrainian territories, I've always known the country to be called 'Ukraine'. Yet a lot of people refer to it as 'the Ukraine', regardless of political stance, even when they openly support Ukraine. Why is this? --- One time, CE triggered me so hard with their objectively wrong opinions that I accidentally punched myself in the balls. <cite>Aressar posted [p:965074445] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Even long before Russia started invading or annexing Ukrainian territories, I've always known the country to be called 'Ukraine'. Yet a lot of people refer to it as 'the Ukraine', regardless of political stance, even when they openly support Ukraine. Why is this? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 05/16/22 11:10:32 AM #2:	That was the name of the region when it was part of the ussr. Sort of like how in the United States people will say the south, or the northeast. That particular region of the Soviet Union was the Ukraine --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:965074462] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>That was the name of the region when it was part of the ussr. Sort of like how in the United States people will say the south, or the northeast. That particular region of the Soviet Union was the Ukraine </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonAngel 05/16/22 11:11:34 AM #3:	Because Ukraine means frontier lands or something --- https://i.imgur.com/5AWjPWT.png <cite>CrimsonAngel posted [p:965074487] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Because Ukraine means frontier lands or something </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VandorLee 05/16/22 11:11:51 AM #4:	Why does anyone say "The" United States of America? Its just United States of America. --- "God didn't create humans, no, it's humans who created God." Dr. Londes, Cowboy Bebop: "Brain Scratch" (#1.23) (1999) <cite>VandorLee posted [p:965074490] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Why does anyone say "The" United States of America? Its just United States of America. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 05/16/22 11:18:35 AM #5:	VandorLee posted... Why does anyone say "The" United States of America? Its just United States of America. The United States makes sense when its plural. You dont say the North America, but the americas is fine <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:965074657] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>VandorLee posted... </cite> <quote>Why does anyone say "The" United States of America? Its just United States of America.</quote>The United States makes sense when its plural. You dont say the North America, but the americas is fine </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 05/16/22 11:27:54 AM #6:	I just do it because I saw some dude here get SO pissed off that someone else did it and I thought that was such a really random thing to get that pissed off over lol --- Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds, along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:965074867] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote> I just do it because I saw some dude here get SO pissed off that someone else did it and I thought that was such a really random thing to get that pissed off over lol </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 05/16/22 11:49:32 AM #7:	Up until the war started I called it "The Ukraine" because all the Ukrainians I know did. --- Drawings of me by CE: https://imgur.com/a/rDSRWz8 <cite>Stagmar posted [p:965075383] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Up until the war started I called it "The Ukraine" because all the Ukrainians I know did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scamatoru 05/16/22 12:11:51 PM #8:	Stagmar posted... Up until the war started I called it "The Ukraine" because all the Ukrainians I know did. why stop once the war started? --- nothing to see here <cite>scamatoru posted [p:965075927] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Stagmar posted... </cite> <quote>Up until the war started I called it "The Ukraine" because all the Ukrainians I know did.</quote>why stop once the war started? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FortuneCookie 05/16/22 12:13:15 PM #9:	If you're country or business starts with a U, it sounds better prefaced with a "The." The United States The United Kingdom The Ukraine The Umbrella Corporation <cite>FortuneCookie posted [p:965075957] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>If you're country or business starts with a U, it sounds better prefaced with a "The." The United States The United Kingdom The Ukraine The Umbrella Corporation </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Stagmar 05/16/22 12:15:16 PM #10:	scamatoru posted... why stop once the war started? Because they did. --- Drawings of me by CE: https://imgur.com/a/rDSRWz8 <cite>Stagmar posted [p:965076015] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>scamatoru posted... </cite> <quote>why stop once the war started?</quote>Because they did. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 05/16/22 12:18:16 PM #11:	FortuneCookie posted... If you're country I'm not. <cite>Glob posted [p:965076083] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>FortuneCookie posted... </cite> <quote>If you're country</quote> I'm not. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
scamatoru 05/16/22 12:19:10 PM #12:	the batman --- nothing to see here <cite>scamatoru posted [p:965076105] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>the batman </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 05/16/22 1:49:27 PM #13:	scamatoru posted... why stop once the war started? Russian media started to really emphasize the term because they wanted to delegitimize the concept of Ukraine as a state. Once Russia weaponized the term everyone else kind of moved on from it because they didn't want to tacitly support the invasion. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:965078319] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>scamatoru posted... </cite> <quote>why stop once the war started?</quote> Russian media started to really emphasize the term because they wanted to delegitimize the concept of Ukraine as a state. Once Russia weaponized the term everyone else kind of moved on from it because they didn't want to tacitly support the invasion. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RISEofCHRISTIAN 05/16/22 1:52:24 PM #14:	Adding "the" gives you OP boost points. THE Batman THE Suicide Squad --- I don't drink. I don't smoke. My addiction is World Wrestling Entertainment. --------------------------- S T U P E N D O U S ! --------------------------- <cite>RISEofCHRISTIAN posted [p:965078403] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>Adding "the" gives you OP boost points. THE Batman THE Suicide Squad </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bloodyarts 05/16/22 1:52:31 PM #15:	The Bronx <cite>bloodyarts posted [p:965078407] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote>The Bronx </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Alteres 05/16/22 2:02:00 PM #17:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] This, I watched a big blockbuster movie from over a decade ago and it was what everyone in the movie called it. People trying to act like its always been weird to call it that. --- ........the ghost in the machine... IGN: Fox, FC: 5344-2646-0982 <cite>Alteres posted [p:965078629] in Why do so ... [t:80023044]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> This, I watched a big blockbuster movie from over a decade ago and it was what everyone in the movie called it. People trying to act like its always been weird to call it that. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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