Thank you MCA for writing to the AKC once again!
Apparently the AKC will stop using Mudik!
Thank you AKC for listening!
The petition has been closed.
Thank you everyone for signing it and supporting this simple yet important step for the Mudi in America!
We did it, we were the change!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
If you are an owner, breeder or fan of the Mudi, living in any country of the world, I would like to ask you to sign my petition to the American Kennel Club requesting them to stop using the Hungarian plural for the Mudi breed, when speaking or writing in English. The correct English plural for Mudi is Mudis.
The parent club for the Mudi in America (Mudi Club of America) has asked the AKC to stop using Mudik, but the AKC refused. How the AKC can refuse to honor the breed parent club request, is as incomprehensible as is their persistence in using Mudik.
There is simply no reason to use Mudik when speaking English. None.
I am not against the usage of foreign words when speaking English, as long as they are words and not names. For example the use of uber (über, German), al dente and alfresco (Italian), en masse (French) and a very long list of others (link below) are used when speaking or writing English. And with the exception of one on this list of 170+ examples, all are words or phrases used for situations, feelings, descriptions, music and food terms, etc. These are words that do not 'belong' to anyone or anything in particular. Unlike the Mudi which is a specific name for a dog breed, that also happens to be officially classified as a Hungarian National Treasure.
If it was a simple Hungarian word or phrase like nincs kecmec, király, or hülyeség, I would not be writing this post.
Over the many years I have been involved with the Mudi, the use of Mudik when using English has caused much confusion, and this is one of the main reasons the practice needs to stop. The photo below is a collection I made of how Mudik has been used incorrectly, along with the other popular questions I often get: 'What's a Mudik?" "Is Mudik some variety of Mudi?"
Thank you for taking the time to sign the petition!
https://www.lexico.com/explore/foreign-words-and-phrases
