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To: Pinkbell

Well, we already do this for some things over here. How many ways has Qaddafi/Kadhafy been spelled because it would be perfectly ridiculous to put the Arabic text (which reads right to left) which is utterly unrecognizable by most English speakers in an English news stories.


28 posted on 12/24/2010 6:37:59 AM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: Dr. Sivana

In the late 40s and early 50s, when Japan was being Americanized, the Japanese incorporated English words into their language but with a Japanese flair.
My favorite was a word used to describe a new speed control adopted on streetcars. It was called “futopedaru.”


29 posted on 12/24/2010 6:44:12 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks (Impeachment !)
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