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Kolkata auctions?

Posted By: Tom Keith
Date: Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 4:56 p.m.

From the "After Deadline" column on the New York Times web site: http://topics.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/phrases-we-love-too-much-2/

After much discussion, we’ve decided to change our style for the Indian city from Calcutta to Kolkata. Kolkata, reflecting the local pronunciation rather than the British-era rendering, has been the legal English version since 2001. While it is still less familiar to many American readers, its use is growing. We made the similar switch from Bombay to Mumbai, and from Madras to Chennai, quite some time ago.

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• Kolkata auctions?
  Tom Keith -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 4:56 p.m.
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    Chiva Tafazzoli -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 5:04 p.m.
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    KenB -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 6:20 p.m.
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    Steve Mellen -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 7:34 p.m.
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      Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 8:21 p.m.
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        Timothy Chow -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 12:19 a.m.
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          Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 7:41 a.m.
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            Chiva Tafazzoli -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 12:34 p.m.
            • Kolkata auctions?
              Casper van der Tak -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 1:16 p.m.
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              Leonardo Jerkovic -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 3:40 p.m.
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      RolldUpTrips -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 9:32 p.m.
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      Leonardo Jerkovic -- Tuesday, 15 February 2011, at 11:44 p.m.
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    joe freedman -- Wednesday, 16 February 2011, at 12:34 a.m.