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To: The Looking Spoon
I went to Wikipedia just this morning to see how old he was (born 1957), and there was a paragraph about all the many spellings......turns out “Osama” is the preferred among mohammedans.
2 posted on
05/07/2011 4:19:00 PM PDT by
ErnBatavia
(It's not the Obama Administration....it's the "Obama Regime".)
To: The Looking Spoon
I’m sure that Obama would rather that it be spelled “Usama.” The media who push that spelling are probably trying to do Obama a favor.
3 posted on
05/07/2011 4:19:20 PM PDT by
Brilliant
To: The Looking Spoon
My wife and I noticed it too...clearly they did this to “protect” Obama from being confused with Osama.
4 posted on
05/07/2011 4:19:24 PM PDT by
for-q-clinton
(If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
To: The Looking Spoon
There is no standard transliteration rules from Arabic to Roman alphabets. English, French, German, Dutch, and likely more have their own conventions and aren’t necessarily consistent within themselves.
7 posted on
05/07/2011 4:22:53 PM PDT by
kevkrom
("Winning The Future" = WTF = What The F*** / "Kinetic Military Action" = KMA = Kiss My A**)
To: The Looking Spoon
10 posted on
05/07/2011 4:23:24 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: The Looking Spoon
"Osama vs Usama, How Do You Spell It?"
DEAD
11 posted on
05/07/2011 4:23:49 PM PDT by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: The Looking Spoon
LOL...
For those who want the answer, technically both are correct because Arabic doesn’t use the same alphabet. If you want to be “by the book”, the academic spelling is Usama because there is no equivalent to “O” in Arabic. However, with most Arabic words translated, phonetic spellings are correct. It is the same issue with the spelling of Koran/Qu’ran.
12 posted on
05/07/2011 4:24:52 PM PDT by
mnehring
To: The Looking Spoon
You say 'Usama', I say 'Osama'
you say 'Ubama', I say 'Obama'
Usama, Osama, Ubama, Obama,
Let play a round of golf, and
lets call the whole thing off!
14 posted on
05/07/2011 4:25:27 PM PDT by
fhayek
To: The Looking Spoon
“Osama vs Usama, How Do You Spell It?”
D E D
15 posted on
05/07/2011 4:25:27 PM PDT by
MestaMachine
(If you want to pillage,plunder,destroy, blaspheme,or defile, become a muslim, or name yourself obama)
To: The Looking Spoon
A lot of people have noticed that Osama is now Usama. I have had a few people ask me about that. I think that the Obama Admin suggested to the media that they use Usama instead of Osama so it doesn’t sound like Obama.
To: The Looking Spoon
What about Ubama. He has done more damage to our nation then any out sider could ever do.
17 posted on
05/07/2011 4:27:02 PM PDT by
just me
(Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. (John Adams)
To: The Looking Spoon
19 posted on
05/07/2011 4:30:58 PM PDT by
razorback-bert
(Some days it's not worth chewing through the straps.)
To: The Looking Spoon
Has Rush started calling Obama, Ubama? Heads will explode and I will laugh. Not one conservative should refer to the poser and chief as Obama while the media pushes the Usama crap.
21 posted on
05/07/2011 4:32:15 PM PDT by
Sarah-bot
(What would Edward Rooney do?)
To: The Looking Spoon
“THEY” changed the spelling from Osama to Usama
to distinguish him from Ubama ... er ... Obama.
Otherwise, we would all be VERY confused.
23 posted on
05/07/2011 4:42:04 PM PDT by
Jo Nuvark
(Those who bless Israel will be blessed, those who curse Israel will be cursed. Gen 12:3)
To: The Looking Spoon
To: The Looking Spoon
Here's how you spell it:
D-E-A-D.
;-\
26 posted on
05/07/2011 4:52:36 PM PDT by
Gargantua
(Palin 2012 ~ "Going Oval")
To: The Looking Spoon
I don’t anymore..............
27 posted on
05/07/2011 4:53:55 PM PDT by
ALASKA
(CHANGE'n it back !!!!!!!)
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29 posted on
05/07/2011 5:02:39 PM PDT by
Adder
(Part 1 Accomplished)
To: The Looking Spoon
the media is tweaking the name to make it less like obama’s.
To: The Looking Spoon
I read the White House has pushed the press to use Usama because of confusion and errors over Obama.
32 posted on
05/07/2011 5:18:38 PM PDT by
newzjunkey
(Stay focused: Debt, Deficits & Immigration.)
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