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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Persian is of course the language of Iran

If by that you mean Persian = Farsi, well, OK. But why not say Farsi? Persian is far more generic, though -- it is more a language-group (like Athabaskan) than a single language.

18 posted on 03/20/2009 7:09:33 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Migraine

I was quoting from the official White House website.


22 posted on 03/20/2009 7:11:21 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Conservative criticism of the liberal media: www.finkelblog.com)
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