Nauru, the 3rd-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero

(abcnews.com)

10 points | by gmays 13 hours ago ago

8 comments

  • cyanydeez 10 hours ago

    Isnt this the country billionaires want to buy so they can play pretend government

    • peterashford 9 hours ago

      Yes. Not that it was ever up for sale, obviously

  • ButlerianJihad 9 hours ago

    Apropos of absolutely nothing, just going to leave this here:

    "My Favorite Vowel: OH NAUR Explained" https://youtu.be/z7DuvWVazpk?si=7vorJRk07wPnIe9-

  • andsoitis 12 hours ago

    …aaaaand making it harder to pronounce correctly. What masterful branding.

    • peterashford 9 hours ago

      fortunately, it's not a consumer product

      • KetoManx64 4 hours ago

        I'm sure there are plenty of citizens of that country that would love to make themselves more marketable to the rest of the world so they can make more than the equivalent of $1/week and not have the corrupt government making it harder to do so.

    • juiceland 10 hours ago

      “Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero.”

    • hinata08 11 hours ago

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