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Are the C and the K interchangeable? Why does the "of" in Republic of Corea get in thr acronym while "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" ditches the "of" in the acronym?

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[–] Thordros@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago

It's because western authors are cowards. There's Korea, and Occupied Korea. There's China, and Occupied Taiwan.

You get the idea.