Dec. 15, 2017
8:55 p.m.
On 12/15/2017 12:07 PM, Random832 wrote:
this is not without precedent. The following links all appear to be the result of similar "transliteration" changes.
Sure, but as I recall we waited until common usage changed. When that happens for Kiev/Kyiv we can change it in the same way that we did for Dacca/Dhaka etc. Although government-sanctioned spelling is a significant part of this puzzle, it's not enough to overrule common usage outside government, and while we're in reasonable doubt we can leave things be.