New Posts For Thread: ColOmbia, not ColUmbiahttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbiaI'm sorry and I know it is petty, but this is bugging me more and more as the tournament progresses.Please get the spelling of the bl00dy country correct ffs. It's primary school stuff!well i agree with extreme as usualhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540301747#540301747well i agree with extreme as usualFri, 04 Jul 2014 08:36:54 -0500It's not petty. Columbia is just wrong.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540301535#540301535It's not petty. Columbia is just wrong.Fri, 04 Jul 2014 08:25:52 -0500that's truemeaningless detailhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540301133#540301133that's truemeaningless detailFri, 04 Jul 2014 08:06:53 -0500it is petty who gives a tosshttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540301047#540301047it is petty who gives a tossFri, 04 Jul 2014 08:01:18 -0500The BBC advertised one of early groups matches as Columbia vs ...https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299619#540299619The BBC advertised one of early groups matches as Columbia vs ...Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:41:42 -0500Sir Francis Drake would be spinning in his grave if he knew that modern day Englishmen were using the Spanish spelling of Columbia.Why did he bother thwarting the Spanish Armada if we were going to end up speaking Spanish anyway.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299523#540299523Sir Francis Drake would be spinning in his grave if he knew that modern day Englishmen were using the Spanish spelling of Columbia.Why did he bother thwarting the Spanish Armada if we were going to end up speaking Spanish anyway.Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:28:24 -0500Exactly Slaski. A similar case with Romania, as you already stated.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299389#540299389Exactly Slaski. A similar case with Romania, as you already stated.Fri, 04 Jul 2014 05:13:58 -0500Considering the English language is very much based on Latin.The Latin word for Colombia is Columbia.I would imagine if you had an Oxford English dictionary from the past 30 years and farther back it would be Columbia.Colombia seems to be the properhttps://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299339#540299339Considering the English language is very much based on Latin.The Latin word for Colombia is Columbia.I would imagine if you had an Oxford English dictionary from the past 30 years and farther back it would be Columbia.Colombia seems to be the properFri, 04 Jul 2014 05:08:30 -0500Many countries are not spelled the same in English as in their native language so why make Columbia a special case?https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299183#540299183Many countries are not spelled the same in English as in their native language so why make Columbia a special case?Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:47:04 -0500I'm going to spell it Kolumbia from now on, in solidarity with Slaski.https://community.betfair.com/world_cup2014/go/thread/view/147697/30298003/colombia-not-columbia?post_id=540299097#540299097I'm going to spell it Kolumbia from now on, in solidarity with Slaski.Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:31:40 -0500