User talk:JJ127JJ

September 2020
Hello, I'm Serols. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to Lesbos—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. Serols (talk) 10:37, 13 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi, it is JJ127JJ. It did not appear to constructive!?!?! Appearances may be deceptive.... The greek letter β is pronounced as the latin letter V since the koine greek period of the Greek language. That means, the Island is called Lesvos for more than 2000 years now. The way people outside Greece pronounce the name of the island is due to a unfortunate transliteration where the greek letter β was substituted with the latin b as in Λέσβος to Lesbos. Therefore, all derivatives from the name lesvos, also should be called with v, rather than b (lesvian instead lesbian, lesvo instead of lesbo, etc. This has to be mentioned one or another way when the article introduces the pronunciacion of the name....

You can add that to the article, but you can't change the spelling of the word everywhere it appears in the article. Unfortunate as it may be, the established name of the island in English is Lesbos. Also, you should cite sources if you have them. Spongebubby (talk) 18:08, 13 September 2020 (UTC)