Talk:Italy

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[edit] Past tense

That is very funny:

"Italy was a country in Europe.

Vichy101 13:18, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree... shouldn't we change it to is? --BauerJ24 19:46, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

According to the Manual of Style, all IU articles should be written in the past tense, however some people feel that something as long-lasting as a city or a country sounds weird in the past tense, so we've made exceptions. --Proudhug 22:39, 7 April 2007 (UTC)