1 posted on
05/13/2004 3:12:33 PM PDT by
AZLiberty
To: AZLiberty
Probably guilty.
I'll write them down and keep them next to my keyboard.
2 posted on
05/13/2004 3:14:18 PM PDT by
noscreenname
("Nuke 'em from orbit. It's the only way to be sure" - Aliens)
To: AZLiberty
I'm guilty too. 13 Lashes!
3 posted on
05/13/2004 3:16:32 PM PDT by
GottaLuvAkitas1
(Call me Spooky Mulder, but I think Hillary leaked the "abuse" photos)
To: AZLiberty
You are correct in quoting the proper media spellings. However, some would argue that there are three different spelling methods of converting Arabic words into English... I don't really care, personally. :)
4 posted on
05/13/2004 3:24:56 PM PDT by
SunStar
(Democrats piss me off!)
To: AZLiberty
I know I am guilty, I blame it on the media they re-spell these names so often ZI lose count and give up. Like Zacarias or is it Zacharias or something.
5 posted on
05/13/2004 3:26:24 PM PDT by
aft_lizard
(I actually Voted for John Kerry before I voted against Him)
To: AZLiberty
Actually, to be technical, there ARE NO "correct" spellings of either name.
Arabic, like Chinese and Russian, uses a non-Roman alphabet.
Russian and Chinese currently have a standardized "official" transliteration.
However, they did not always have these (Beijing used to be "Peking" and if you read old books on the Napoleonic Wars you'll see weird spellings of Russian names.)
But there's no current, standardized transliteration of Arabic names.
That's why you'll see Gaddafi, Khadaffi, Gadafy, etc. for the leader of Libya. Each media outlet tends to pick one and stick to it.
Now, in the case of Moussaoui, I suppose the name as transliterated on US travel documents could be considered "official" in his case....
6 posted on
05/13/2004 3:27:15 PM PDT by
John H K
To: nutmeg
bookmark bump
7 posted on
05/13/2004 3:28:07 PM PDT by
nutmeg
(Why vote for Bush? Imagine Commander in Chief John F’in al-Qerry)
To: AZLiberty
Oh boy, a speling thred! Can yu start a gramer thred for us who cain't speke the languije?
8 posted on
05/13/2004 3:28:14 PM PDT by
Arkie2
To: AZLiberty
A Moussoui bit my sister........
To: AZLiberty
And actually, by far the most common spelling of "Moussaoui" is "Moussaoui" in the US media, and I would suspect is his name on his Green Card and in Court documentsor whatever, rather than your spelling.
10 posted on
05/13/2004 3:29:13 PM PDT by
John H K
To: AZLiberty
Admin Moderator...can you please add these to the spell checker?...Also 'Al Quaida'[sp?]
Pretty please?
11 posted on
05/13/2004 3:29:40 PM PDT by
antaresequity
(This is not the "War on Terror", Islam is the common denominator)
To: AZLiberty
Regarding those two, the only letters I care about are R. I. P. .
To: AZLiberty
You say Kadaffi I say Quadafi. You say Osama I say Usama.
I can't help it if middle easterners can't spell.
15 posted on
05/13/2004 3:38:33 PM PDT by
cripplecreek
(John Kerry, the Eddie Haskell candidate.)
To: AZLiberty
I like to misspell them. It's meant as an insult.
19 posted on
05/13/2004 4:12:13 PM PDT by
marty60
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