Re: A trivia question.....

dooBdoo · ‎06-27-2010

On 11/16/2014 Sushismom said:
"Vietnam" is the romanized version of the country's name. If using diacritic marks, then it would be separated as "Viet Nam". Unfortunately, my computer lacks the ability to add the proper diacritic.

I know. I had to edit out all the diacritic marks showing up as weird question marks in my loooooooong post, too, before submitting it, one by one. They won't post here.

(here's the live link if anyone wants to see them: http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/138558/is-viet-nam-a-mistake-a-typo-an-archaic-spelling-...)

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chickenbutt · ‎03-09-2010

I always thought it was 'Vietnam' in OUR language, but I don't know how it's called in their language.

minkbunny · ‎03-09-2010

So, to answer the OP's husband's question, Vietnam did not become Viet Nam, it is the reverse. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is spelled with one word so that would be the accepted use when commemorating that period of time, I suppose.

There is a very fascinating webpage devoted to Vietnam, called rightly so Vietnam.com.

My daughter is considering accepting a position there, it is an amazing part of the world.