Eddie Haskell
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:08 PM
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Richardo
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:10 PM
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1. It's like Khaddafi/Ghaddafi/Qadafi etc |
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Transliterating Arabic to English is an inexact exercise.
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:13 PM
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3. Exactly, extremely different character sets means you're putting down a pronunciation. |
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"Osama" became popular early on, but some places still use Usama.
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:49 PM
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12. While I understand some languages don't translate well, |
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it sure would help if everyone stuck with one spelling.
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:10 PM
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2. I've seen a number of different spellings |
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No clue which is really correct.
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Eddie Haskell
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:14 PM
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Edited on Fri Sep-02-11 04:16 PM by Eddie Haskell
I want a birth certificate. Was he born in the USA? Was his mother American?
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:15 PM
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5. when we realized you cant spell Usama without U-S-A |
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:15 PM
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6. Just use his nickname... |
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:16 PM
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7. We created him, shouldnt we get some credit? |
Eddie Haskell
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:17 PM
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8. Yea, I'm beginning to think the CIA named him. |
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:42 PM
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:23 PM
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9. Tried to insert Arabic script here, didn't work. |
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Edited on Fri Sep-02-11 04:24 PM by jobycom
Arabic phonemes don't align perfectly with English, and the pronunciation or Arabic words can further change depending on the sound that precedes or follows it. For instance, the "bin" would be "ibn" if it followed a consonant. The word would be spelled the same in Arabic, but pronounced differently, so you have to choose whether to transliterate the written word or the sound.
So both Usama and Osama are wrong, and right. They are just approximations. Osama was common usage for a long time, but our government used Usama, and after 9-11 the media started using Usama. Now it's gone back to the more common usage. Or osage.
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Fri Sep-02-11 04:30 PM
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10. Interesting, no wonder we have so much trouble translating |
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their intercepted phone calls.
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Fri Sep-02-11 05:06 PM
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made in October of 2001 to use the incorrect "Osama."
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Eddie Haskell
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Fri Sep-02-11 07:58 PM
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14. That crossed my mind. |
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I wonder if Fox had anything to do with the change. They control such a huge part of the media anything is possible.
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