Thailand's government recently provided new guidance on how the official name of the capital, Bangkok, would be used internationally.The guidance, however, caused some confusion.Some people thought it meant that English speakers would need to start calling Bangkok by its longer, local name, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon.But Thailand's Royal Society recently explained that the new guidance did not mean that people should stop calling the capital Bangkok.The Royal Society is responsible for creating academic and language guidelines for the country.In its recent guidance, the agency said the capital would now be officially known internationally as "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Bangkok."This was a change from the old guidance, which described the capital as "Krung Thep Maha Nakhon; Bangkok."As people tried to understand the meaning of the new guidance, many saw the use of parentheses around Bangkok as a sign that the short form may no longer be welcomed like before.
泰国政府最近就首都曼谷的官方名称将如何在国际上使用提供了新的指导方针。然而，该指导方针造成了一些混乱。一些人认为这意味着说英语的人将需要开始用当地的更长的名字来称呼曼谷――Krung Thep Maha Nakhon。但泰国皇家学会最近解释说，新的指导方针并不意味着人们应该停止称首都为Bangkok。泰国皇家学会负责为该国制定学术和语言指导方针。在最近的指导文件中，该机构表示，首都现在在国际上的官方名称为“Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Bangkok”。这是对旧的指导方针的一次修订，旧的指导方针称首都为“Krung Thep Maha Nakhon; Bangkok”。随着人们试图理解新指南的含义，许多人认为用括号把Bangkok括起来表明，这种缩写形式可能不再像以前那样受欢迎。
