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[Robert Orr]

(I should have sent ths a couple of days ago, but some of the points haven't
been raised ...

The closest analogue to "(the) Ukraine" in English would be "The
(Northern/Welsh) March(es)", in the sense of "borderland".

If history had been slightly different, perhaps one , or both, of "The
March(es)" might have become an independent country.

And how long would (either of) "The March(es) have kept the article if they
had become independent in the Middle Ages?

Or perhaps they might still have it.

I suggest that at the moment we're too close to the issue (linguists
watching a change n progress and even being in the thick of it).

Perhaps the current controversy is related to the fact that (the) Ukraine is
looming larger n English-speakng discourse than it (ever?) has.

This is a topic for an article about 80-100 years down the road.

Robert Orr

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