Comments for Kyiv, of course! http://kyiv.of-cour.se Campaigning for the proper spelling Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Major publishers by Marko http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/09/28/major-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Marko Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:55:46 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=187#comment-576 FT has referred to the capital of Ukraine as Kyiv. Hooray! http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ace65f08-0cf9-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=02e16f4a-46f9-11da-b8e5-00000e2511c8.html FT has referred to the capital of Ukraine as Kyiv. Hooray!

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ace65f08-0cf9-11df-a2dc-00144feabdc0,dwp_uuid=02e16f4a-46f9-11da-b8e5-00000e2511c8.html

]]> Comment on Make it K-Y-I-V! @ The New York Times by Flyman http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/12/29/make-it-k-y-i-v-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Flyman Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:22:33 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=218#comment-542 Euronews is having the same problem. Still Kyiv is misspeled. Euronews is having the same problem. Still Kyiv is misspeled.

]]> Comment on Petitions by Andriy http://kyiv.of-cour.se/petitions/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Andriy Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:09:04 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?page_id=142#comment-536 KYIV is the capital of Ukraine and my city, not the russian version kiev. KYIV is the capital of Ukraine and my city, not the russian version kiev.

]]> Comment on Major publishers by Marko http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/09/28/major-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Marko Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:54:19 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=187#comment-575 WSJ is now writing Kyiv: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703427704575051253247492516.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_hps_sections_opinion WSJ is now writing Kyiv: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703427704575051253247492516.html?mod=WSJEUROPE_hps_sections_opinion

]]> Comment on Make it K-Y-I-V! @ The New York Times by Lara http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/12/29/make-it-k-y-i-v-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-529 Lara Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:42:48 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=218#comment-529 Another circular going viral now on Facebook: According to legend, Kyiv (key-eve) derives its name from Kyi, one of its founders. Now that you have switched from Bombay to Mumbai, from Calcutta to Kolkata, and from Kishinev to Chisinau, why haven’t you switched from Kiev to Kyiv? The Christian Science Monitor already has, along with Facebook and Twitter. It’s a question of goodwill. One of your recent op-eds, “The Difficulty of Being Ukraine,” praises freedom and then deliberately parades the Russian transliteration of Ukrainian cities. You don’t praise freedom by rubbing the legacy of Russification into Ukraine’s wounds. We Ukrainians deserve freedom no less than Indians and Moldovans do. If you respect our freedom as much as you respect the freedom of Indians and Moldovans, make that change. Make it K-Y-I-V. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear New York Times, Do you see any difference between The Nueva York Times and The New York Times? It’s the same as the difference between Kiev and Kyiv. Correct transliteration of Ukrainian geographic names doesn’t make a lot of difference to the average Joe. But to thousands of your readers — readers of Ukrainian heritage in America, Canada, Britain and Australia — it does. The governments of these countries have already switched from the Russian (Soviet) transliteration to the Ukrainian (post-Soviet) transliteration. This trend reflects a UN policy that promotes indigenous geographic names. Your articles largely rely on the Ukrainian (post-Soviet) transliteration: Lviv (not Lvov), Ternopil (not Ternopol), Kharkiv (not Kharkov), etc. Kiev is the notable exception. Diakuju! Mariana Another circular going viral now on Facebook:

According to legend, Kyiv (key-eve) derives its name from Kyi, one of its founders. Now that you have switched from Bombay to Mumbai, from Calcutta to Kolkata, and from Kishinev to Chisinau, why haven’t you switched from Kiev to Kyiv? The Christian Science Monitor already has, along with Facebook and Twitter.

It’s a question of goodwill. One of your recent op-eds, “The Difficulty of Being Ukraine,” praises freedom and then deliberately parades the Russian transliteration of Ukrainian cities. You don’t praise freedom by rubbing the legacy of Russification into Ukraine’s wounds.

We Ukrainians deserve freedom no less than Indians and Moldovans do. If you respect our freedom as much as you respect the freedom of Indians and Moldovans, make that change. Make it K-Y-I-V.

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Dear New York Times,

Do you see any difference between The Nueva York Times and The New York Times?

It’s the same as the difference between Kiev and Kyiv.

Correct transliteration of Ukrainian geographic names doesn’t make a lot of difference to the average Joe. But to thousands of your readers — readers of Ukrainian heritage in America, Canada, Britain and Australia — it does.

The governments of these countries have already switched from the Russian (Soviet) transliteration to the Ukrainian (post-Soviet) transliteration. This trend reflects a UN policy that promotes indigenous geographic names.

Your articles largely rely on the Ukrainian (post-Soviet) transliteration: Lviv (not Lvov), Ternopil (not Ternopol), Kharkiv (not Kharkov), etc. Kiev is the notable exception.

Diakuju!

Mariana

]]> Comment on Petitions by Roy http://kyiv.of-cour.se/petitions/comment-page-1/#comment-421 Roy Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:04:22 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?page_id=142#comment-421 As an Englishman (and occasional visitor of Ukraine), I too support this petition. Kyiv is correct. And while we're at it, can we please have the Western media and political establishment stop referring to it as "The Ukraine"? The article is over-used and inappropriate. Ukraine is a sovereign country, not an area. As an Englishman (and occasional visitor of Ukraine), I too support this petition. Kyiv is correct.

And while we’re at it, can we please have the Western media and political establishment stop referring to it as “The Ukraine”? The article is over-used and inappropriate. Ukraine is a sovereign country, not an area.

]]> Comment on WizzAir.com by Петро http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2008/12/10/wizzaircom/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Петро Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:51:03 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=67#comment-383 Hello, I was trying to reimburse my WizzAir 24-hour delayed flight as they promised, but the e-mail they provided no longer works. Any idea what to do about it? Thank you. Я намагаюся отримати гроші, які мені мали повернути за 24-годдинне запізнення рейсу. Проте електронна адреса яку мені дали більше не працює. Чи хтось може підказати що робити у такому випадку? Дякую! <blockquote> From: Wizz Air Customer Relations Subject: Wizzair Customer Relations Dear Customer, We do not receive complaints and enquiries anymore to the customerrelations@wizzair.com email address. Please go to wizzair.com/useful information/claims to fill in and submit the form for complaints and enquiries. We have made this change in order to make our responses quicker and more accurate. Thank you for your cooperation. Wizz Air Customer Service Szanowny Kliencie, Uprzejmie informujemy, że nie odbieramy już reklamacji i zapytań pod adresem: customerrelations@wizzair.com Prosimy o udanie się na adres strony internetowej: wizzair.com/useful_info/claims aby wypełnić i wysłać formularz dotyczący reklamacji i zapytań. Wprowadziliśmy te zmianę w celu zapewnienia szybszych i dokładniejszych odpowiedzi. Dziękujemy za współpracę. Dział Obsługi Klienta Kedves Utasunk, Már nem fogadunk panaszokat és kéréseket a customerrelations@wizzair.com email címre. Kérjük, hogy a wizzair.com weboldalon a hasznos információk/panasz menüpont alatti űrlapot töltse ki és küldje el. Ezzel a változtatással azt szeretnénk elérni, hogy válaszaink gyorsabbak és pontosabbak legyenek. Köszönjük együttműködését. Wizz Air Ügyfélszolgálat Liebe Fluggäste, Unsere e-mail Adresse: customerrelation@wizzair.com funktioniert ab sofort nicht mehr. Stattdessen können Sie Ihre Beschwerden/Anliegen auf unser Webseite: wizzair.com; nützliche Informationen; Beschwerden/Anliegen uns zukommen lassen. Mit dieser Aenderung möchten wir erreichen, dass Ihre Probleme schneller und effizienter gelöst werden können. Besten Dank für Ihre Verständnis: Ihr Wizz Air Kundendienst Cher client, Nous n’acceptons plus les réclamations envoyées à l'adresse email customerrelations@wizzair.com. Nous vous prions de bien vouloir remplir et nous envoyer le formulaire qui se trouve sur wizzair.com, sous le menu Informations utiles/réclamations. Ce changement nous permettra de répondre à votre réclamation plus rapidement. Merci de votre coopération Wizz Air Relations Clientèle Caro passeggero, Il nostro servizio di reclamo e richieste non funziona piú attraverso l'indirizzo e-mail customerrelations@wizzair.com. Le preghiamo di compilare e di mandare il modulo che si trova sul nostro sito, www.wizzair.com, sotto "informazioni utili/richieste". Speriamo di poter essere piú veloci e puntuali a rispondere in questo modo. Grazie per la collaborazione, Il reparto Relazioni Clienti Уважаеми клиенти, Занапред няма да получаваме оплаквания и запитвания на customerrelations@wizzair.com. Моля, отидете на wizzair.com/useful info/claims, за да попълните и изпратите формата за оплакване или запитване Въведохме тази промяна, за да направим нашите отговори по-бързи и по-точни. Благодарим ви за съдействието Wizz Air Работа с клиенти Estimados Pasajeros, Ya no aceptamos las reclamaciones y las demandas a la direccion de email: customerrelations@wizzair.com. Pedimos que llene y nos envíe la fórmula que está en nuestra página de web: wizzair.com dentro de la opción información/reclamaciones. Este cambio es para que nuestras respuestas sean más rápidas y puntuales. Gracias por su colaboración. Wizz Air Servicio de Atención al Cliente Vážený zákazník, Informujeme Vás,že stížnosti a reklamace už nevyřizujeme na téhle adrese customerrelations@wizzair.com Pro zaslání stížnosti prosím vyplňte formulář který najdete na našich stránkách www.wizzair.com / užitečné informace/reklamace Tehle zmĕny nastaly z důvodu lepšiho a rychlejšiho servisu pro naše zákazníky. Děkujeme za spolupráci Wizz Air Zákaznické Centrum </blockquote> Hello, I was trying to reimburse my WizzAir 24-hour delayed flight as they promised, but the e-mail they provided no longer works. Any idea what to do about it?

Thank you.

Я намагаюся отримати гроші, які мені мали повернути за 24-годдинне запізнення рейсу. Проте електронна адреса яку мені дали більше не працює. Чи хтось може підказати що робити у такому випадку?

Дякую!

From: Wizz Air Customer Relations
Subject: Wizzair Customer Relations

Dear Customer,

We do not receive complaints and enquiries anymore to the customerrelations@wizzair.com email address.

Please go to wizzair.com information/claims to fill in and submit the form for complaints and enquiries.

We have made this change in order to make our responses quicker and more accurate.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Wizz Air Customer Service

Szanowny Kliencie,

Uprzejmie informujemy, że nie odbieramy już reklamacji i zapytań pod adresem: customerrelations@wizzair.com

Prosimy o udanie się na adres strony internetowej: wizzair.com aby wypełnić i wysłać formularz dotyczący reklamacji i zapytań.

Wprowadziliśmy te zmianę w celu zapewnienia szybszych i dokładniejszych odpowiedzi.

Dziękujemy za współpracę.

Dział Obsługi Klienta

Kedves Utasunk,

Már nem fogadunk panaszokat és kéréseket a customerrelations@wizzair.com email címre.

Kérjük, hogy a wizzair.com weboldalon a hasznos információk/panasz menüpont alatti űrlapot töltse ki és küldje el.

Ezzel a változtatással azt szeretnénk elérni, hogy válaszaink gyorsabbak és pontosabbak legyenek.

Köszönjük együttműködését.

Wizz Air Ügyfélszolgálat

Liebe Fluggäste,

Unsere e-mail Adresse: customerrelation@wizzair.com funktioniert ab sofort nicht mehr.

Stattdessen können Sie Ihre Beschwerden/Anliegen auf unser Webseite: wizzair.com; nützliche Informationen; Beschwerden/Anliegen uns zukommen lassen.

Mit dieser Aenderung möchten wir erreichen, dass Ihre Probleme schneller und effizienter gelöst werden können.

Besten Dank für Ihre Verständnis:

Ihr Wizz Air Kundendienst

Cher client,

Nous n’acceptons plus les réclamations envoyées à l’adresse email customerrelations@wizzair.com.

Nous vous prions de bien vouloir remplir et nous envoyer le formulaire qui se trouve sur wizzair.com, sous le menu Informations utiles/réclamations.

Ce changement nous permettra de répondre à votre réclamation plus rapidement.
Merci de votre coopération

Wizz Air Relations Clientèle

Caro passeggero,

Il nostro servizio di reclamo e richieste non funziona piú attraverso l’indirizzo e-mail customerrelations@wizzair.com.

Le preghiamo di compilare e di mandare il modulo che si trova sul nostro sito, http://www.wizzair.com, sotto “informazioni utili/richieste”.

Speriamo di poter essere piú veloci e puntuali a rispondere in questo modo.

Grazie per la collaborazione,

Il reparto Relazioni Clienti

Уважаеми клиенти,

Занапред няма да получаваме оплаквания и запитвания на customerrelations@wizzair.com.
Моля, отидете на wizzair.com info/claims, за да попълните и изпратите формата за оплакване или запитване Въведохме тази промяна, за да направим нашите отговори по-бързи и по-точни.

Благодарим ви за съдействието

Wizz Air Работа с клиенти

Estimados Pasajeros,

Ya no aceptamos las reclamaciones y las demandas a la direccion de email: customerrelations@wizzair.com.

Pedimos que llene y nos envíe la fórmula que está en nuestra página de web: wizzair.com dentro de la opción información/reclamaciones.

Este cambio es para que nuestras respuestas sean más rápidas y puntuales.

Gracias por su colaboración.

Wizz Air Servicio de Atención al Cliente

Vážený zákazník,

Informujeme Vás,že stížnosti a reklamace už nevyřizujeme na téhle adrese customerrelations@wizzair.com

Pro zaslání stížnosti prosím vyplňte formulář který najdete na našich stránkách http://www.wizzair.com / užitečné informace/reklamace

Tehle zmĕny nastaly z důvodu lepšiho a rychlejšiho servisu pro naše zákazníky.

Děkujeme za spolupráci

Wizz Air Zákaznické Centrum

]]> Comment on Make it K-Y-I-V! @ The New York Times by Taras http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/12/29/make-it-k-y-i-v-the-new-york-times/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Taras Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:19:36 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=218#comment-382 Thank you, Marko! You've done so much work making it K-Y-I-V. I'll be spreading the word around. Facebook, Twitter and The Christian Science Monitor are welcome signs. We need to generate a domino effect. Happy New Year, everyone! Z Novym rokom! Thank you, Marko! You’ve done so much work making it K-Y-I-V.

I’ll be spreading the word around. Facebook, Twitter and The Christian Science Monitor are welcome signs. We need to generate a domino effect.

Happy New Year, everyone! Z Novym rokom!

]]> Comment on Major publishers by Make it K-Y-I-V! @ The New York Times – Kyiv, of course! http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2009/09/28/major-publishers/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Make it K-Y-I-V! @ The New York Times – Kyiv, of course! Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:22:10 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=187#comment-381 [...] Contacts of the publisher and the editors are listed on this post. [...] [...] Contacts of the publisher and the editors are listed on this post. [...]

]]> Comment on How to pronounce Kyiv? by Taras http://kyiv.of-cour.se/2008/09/20/how-to-pronounce-kyiv/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Taras Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:07:33 +0000 http://kyiv.of-cour.se/?p=54#comment-380 You're doing a great job, guys! It's a shame we haven't met before. I've signed all your petitions. After encouraging email exchanges with an NYT reporter, I wrote a letter to the editor and launched this petition: http://www.gopetition.com/online/33097.html We need to raise the Kiev>Kyiv issue to the level of formal review. Let's make it K-Y-I-V. You’re doing a great job, guys!

It’s a shame we haven’t met before. I’ve signed all your petitions.

After encouraging email exchanges with an NYT reporter, I wrote a letter to the editor and launched this petition: http://www.gopetition.com/online/33097.html

We need to raise the Kiev>Kyiv issue to the level of formal review.

Let’s make it K-Y-I-V.

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