It would be much better if this event was called November pogroms instead of the positively-sounding "crystal night".
But many Germans, even news anchors (just noticed it on the radio today) trying to use the "pogrom" term sometimes get it wrong and use "progrom" with an additional "r"... so it's no wonder that people try to avoid the mistake and use "Kristallnacht".
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 14.4 ms ] threadBut many Germans, even news anchors (just noticed it on the radio today) trying to use the "pogrom" term sometimes get it wrong and use "progrom" with an additional "r"... so it's no wonder that people try to avoid the mistake and use "Kristallnacht".