12. exonyms & communication

Exonyms are a problem: they make communication difficult.

 

Monaco: Munich or principality on the Riviera?

Ginebra/Genova/Geneve/Geneva/Gęnes/Genf/Genoa/Genova/Genua

Aachen/Aix-la Chapelle/Akwizgranie/Aquisgrana/Aken/Cachy/Aaxen/Ág

 

Homework: Where is Alankomaat? Leghorn? Cornovaglia? Trčves?

 

(Alankomaat = Finnish name for the Netherlands; Leghorn = English name for Livorno; Cornovaglia = Italian name for Cornwall; Trčves = French name for Trier)