tOSU's "The" and Ukraine?
The embassy of Ukraine has posted a reminder that their country is Ukraine, and asks that people avoid the old usage, "the Ukraine."
Maybe Ukraine could work out some kind of deal to collect each extra "the" they get and ship them all to tOSU. Aka, TCBU (That College Beneath Us).
September 30th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
I thought we renamed that place "The Middle Central College of Ohio in Columbus"?
September 30th, 2019 at 3:06 PM ^
I call it An Ohio State University
September 30th, 2019 at 5:53 PM ^
How about “Ohio’s Staae University”
September 30th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
(doubled, sorry)
September 30th, 2019 at 1:54 PM ^
Note: keeping the thread but warning everyone not to get into THAT in it.
September 30th, 2019 at 1:57 PM ^
Get into deez?
September 30th, 2019 at 1:58 PM ^
or Bofa?
September 30th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
Honestly, just don't keep the thread. This post has nothing to do with anything and keeping it up is just an invite for THAT. (which will certainly happen)
September 30th, 2019 at 2:03 PM ^
party pooper.
September 30th, 2019 at 6:33 PM ^
You mean that Seinfeld episode in which Kramer and Newman are playing Risk on the subway and that Ukrainian guy gets offended when Kramer belittles Newman's few remaining territories in the Ukraine? Yeah, that was a pretty offensive episode.
September 30th, 2019 at 7:18 PM ^
THE UKRAINE IS WEAK
September 30th, 2019 at 9:04 PM ^
YOU NOT SAY UKRAINE WEAK
October 1st, 2019 at 11:21 AM ^
absolutely one of the best episodes in that show. that guy slamming his fist into the board was hilarious. or watching Newman run down the street after his car, which reminded me a few ohio players...hahaha
September 30th, 2019 at 1:59 PM ^
this thread is bound to go well and definitely not get locked
September 30th, 2019 at 2:00 PM ^
Shall we place bets on who gets it locked?
September 30th, 2019 at 2:02 PM ^
I'll take Hotel Putingrad for $500 Alex.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:36 PM ^
Oh Crimea river!
September 30th, 2019 at 2:37 PM ^
Outstanding!
September 30th, 2019 at 3:09 PM ^
We won't tolerate any volga language around here.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:53 PM ^
The Rapists for $2000, Alex. (Therapists from SNL)
September 30th, 2019 at 8:18 PM ^
Le Tits Now!
September 30th, 2019 at 2:02 PM ^
See, Seth just told us not to and I have faith that those of us here will follow his instructions.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:01 PM ^
Whatever the Ukraine.
September 30th, 2019 at 3:01 PM ^
Actually, some interesting reasons why it was called "The Ukraine". It has something to do with the name having a meaning outside of it being a country. Similar to how it's "The Neatherlands" as Neatherlands = Lowlands. So adding a "The" in front of the name makes sense.
https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/country-names-and-the-the-ukraine-or-ukraine
September 30th, 2019 at 10:11 PM ^
That's a little different. Netherlands is a plural name, so it naturally would have a "the", just like the USA, UAE, Bahamas, Maldives, and so forth. Ukraine is singular.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:01 PM ^
when you can't see something via peripheral vision.....
U crane your neck
I'm here all week.
September 30th, 2019 at 7:43 PM ^
*sigh* Give me strength . . .
September 30th, 2019 at 2:04 PM ^
I see the humor in the OP. Too many nattering nabobs of negativism posting in this thread.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:05 PM ^
the ukraine is a road apple. it's a sitting duck...
September 30th, 2019 at 2:50 PM ^
Ukraine is game to you?
September 30th, 2019 at 2:06 PM ^
I was just thinking about this last week. We don't say, "The Canada," or, "The France," but we do say The Ukraine. The only other the country I could think of right away was Thee United States of America!
The Mexico? No. The Italy? Again, no. Maybe The Congo, but that's more of a region even though there is a Congo country, I think.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:08 PM ^
It was because it was a territory of Russia, so they referred to the territory as "The Ukraine."
September 30th, 2019 at 2:13 PM ^
Damnit, beat me by one minute!
Also, the argument is silly. Most of Ukraine rightfully belongs to Poland.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:15 PM ^
Sure and the Germans think Prussia should be given back to Germany.
We're about to start another war in Europe (as opposed to The Europe) all on our own here.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:42 PM ^
Probably shouldn't have invaded in '39 then.
Fun fact, Poland actually has laws restricting foreign land ownership in territory seized after WWII, to prevent Germans from buying back their old houses.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:44 PM ^
Smart move on the part of the Poles.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:48 PM ^
Yeah the EU doesn't like it, but the response thus far from Poland has been fuck you.
September 30th, 2019 at 5:29 PM ^
Ukraine belong to Ukraine, Sad Hatter.
Cheers.
September 30th, 2019 at 6:47 PM ^
Lviv doesn't. Give it back!
September 30th, 2019 at 4:58 PM ^
Exactly. Just like The Yukon (Territory), but not The UCONN.
BTW, I prefer "A State School in Ohio" => ASS-O.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:11 PM ^
Fair point. We also say 'the Vatican' and 'the US Virgin Islands'. I think we need to rethink this whole 'the' thing.
Just shows how poorly thought out the buckeye attempt to trademark 'the' was.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:49 PM ^
Vatican City is not the White House
September 30th, 2019 at 2:20 PM ^
"The Gambia" is the actual name of that country, and people sometimes say "the Yemen" and "the Sudan" for reasons I do not know.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:29 PM ^
As my wife always likes to remind me...It's more fun in The Philippines
September 30th, 2019 at 2:09 PM ^
I heard something about this on the radio a while back. The Ukie's are all butthurt about the The because it somehow reminds them of when they were a Russian vassal state. Apparently they've never heard of The United Kingdom or The Netherlands.
September 30th, 2019 at 2:16 PM ^
or THE Mad Hatter
September 30th, 2019 at 2:11 PM ^
osu is weak like the Ukraine