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The libyan debacle
elemis:
--- Quote from: ~Alpha on April 02, 2011, 12:09:38 pm ---Why does The Economist write "Qaddafi"? :-\
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In Arabic it is pronounced Ka-dafi not Gha-dafi.
Alpha:
--- Quote from: Ari Ben Canaan on April 02, 2011, 02:12:58 pm ---In Arabic it is pronounced Ka-dafi not Gha-dafi.
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Q, you mean...? Ah, so the pronunciation makes the difference... but still, cannot change a person's name... :-\
Arthur Bon Zavi:
--- Quote from: ~Alpha on April 02, 2011, 12:09:38 pm ---Why does The Economist write "Qaddafi"? :-\
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Muammar al-Gaddafi (Arabic: Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi)
elemis:
--- Quote from: ~Alpha on April 02, 2011, 03:07:24 pm ---Q, you mean...? Ah, so the pronunciation makes the difference... but still, cannot change a person's name... :-\
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No, man. In Arabic his name would be spelt
The first letter after the Al is k
So its pronounced as Kadaffi since it is SPELT as Kadafi.
Gadaffi is an anglicised version.
Alpha:
--- Quote from: Fidato on April 03, 2011, 06:48:01 am ---Muammar al-Gaddafi (Arabic: Mu'ammar al-Qaddafi)
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And now, why does France24 writes Kaddafi?
Media is set to crush his name... ::)
--- Quote from: Ari Ben Canaan on April 03, 2011, 07:35:50 am ---No, man. In Arabic his name would be spelt
The first letter after the Al is k
So its pronounced as Kadaffi since it is SPELT as Kadafi.
Gadaffi is an anglicised version.
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Image, blocked, woman.
My name isn't pronounced the way it's written... still...
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