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Polish vs Lithuanian language: is your surname 'bitch' or 'vulva'?

Whilst the likes of The Economist alarmedly predict a major energy-security-everything conflict between Lithuania and Poland over spelling, many in both countries aren’t even aware that the issue has reached such diplomatic heights. In fact Poles in general might be unaware of it at all - language dispute of the week

by Daiva Repečkaitė @ // 03/11/10

name, poland, languages, lithuania, integration, czech republic, law

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