(CC list reduced as of the request of George) Quoting Ognyan Kulev ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Anton Zinoviev wrote: > >I am a member of a Macedonian mailing list so I can tell you what the > >macedonians wrote. (http://hedona.on.net.mk/mailman/listinfo/ossm-members) > > >Yes, they prefer "Macedonia" to "Macedonia, Rep. of". However they > >would also accept "Macedonia, Rep. of" because this is the > >constitutional name of their country and not something attached to > >them by someone else. > > I read the 2 relevant threads in this list. Unfortunately, there isn't > any sign of opinion about "Macedonia (Slav)".
Well, I have the feeling that it may be offensive to non slavic minorities in MK, if there are some. So, keeping a non "ethnic" name (sorry for the bad word...no offense intended) sounds better to me and this is why I would tend to favour "Republic of Macedonia" or "Macedonian Republic" (the latter is better for sorting issues).
