Tippoo or Tipu?
A sharp-eyed reader notes that I misspelled Tippoo's drop in my last picture's caption. However, the reader suggested I should change it to "Tipu's Drop". My Rough Guide spells it that way, too. But I've also seen it spelled "Tippoo". So, for now, I've corrected the caption to read "Tippoo".
Tipu (or Tippoo) Sultan may very well be one of those names that -- because it's translated from another language written in different characters -- has alternative correct spellings. (E.g., you write "Quadaffi" but I write "Khaddafi").
Any opinions?
posted by Jonathan @ 9:20 AM
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3 Comments:
Jonathan,
"When in Rome do as the Romans do ".. So its got to be Tipu Sultan.
I think it doesn't matter how you spell it when you're transliterating stuff from one language to another
.... as long as you don't misspell my name :p
I agree with Vc on that. I suppose "Tipu" is the popularly used spelling too.
And Prashanth I would definitely appreciate it if you would have extended that generosity to my english transliterations of Tamizh.
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