Casual solidarity

Query:

Zook said that the military government of Myanmar, colloquially referred to as Burma, violently shut down pro-democracy protests made famous by the scores of robed monks who marched the streets of the largest city in the country.

Zook has been to Myanmar several times and specializes in Southeast Asian politics. In solidarity with the monks’ cause he used the name Burma rather than Myanmar, which is used by the military junta currently in power, throughout the lecture.

Is the word "colloquially" used appropriately here? It seems there's a lot more to calling it Burma than just a use in conversation or a lack of formality.

posted by Beetle Aurora Drake 10/18/2007 12:01:00 AM #
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Comments:

That's exactly how it's worded on Wikipedia. Looks like we know where Daily Cal writers go for their research.

# posted by  Anonymous : 3:22 PM, October 18, 2007

 

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