Spelling Mistakes in Media

[runningman]

What is with all of the spelling errors or different versions of spelling of names that the MSM puts out? Can't they just keep it one way?

Examples:

Gaddafi
Quaddafi - Same Guy 3 names
Gadhafi


Al Qaeda
Al Qaida - Well What was the CIA data base called and how was it spelled?
Al Quida

Osama Bin Laden - How do you fuck up this guy?
Usama Bin Laden

[res0nat0r]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/02/23/how-do-you-spell-gaddafi-the-linguistics-behind-libyas-leader/

actually there has been a bunch of chat about this lately since quaddafi has been in the news so much. it is related to different interpretations of his name from arabic

[toasty]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

Yeah, there's not a specific, one-to-one translation from the Arabic alphabet to English for these names, so it's sort of up to the interpretation of the person that does the translation how it should be spelled in English.

[Jenks]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

With my limited arabic skills, I interpret all three of them as Buttfuck McGee. Haven't seen that one before tho, until further notice, that's how I'm going to spell them all. My news reports from the middle east would be awesome.

[trick12]

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actually they are all wrong, the proper pronunciation and spelling shud be Qazzaafi, so no d or g at all...

[runningman]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

Another new name today

Khaddafy - MSNBC

[floridaorange]

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With my limited arabic skills, I interpret all three of them as Buttfuck McGee. Haven't seen that one before tho, until further notice, that's how I'm going to spell them all. My news reports from the middle east would be awesome.

[veselic]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

actually they are all wrong, the proper pronunciation and spelling shud be Qazzaafi, so no d or g at all...

bingo. That's how they say it

[runningman]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

So the media lies to us and makes us use the wrong name?

Just goes to show how stupid they think we are. They make a name up and post it all over the internet so it instantly becomes his name.

Then we bomb him and we act like we know what is going on when we don't even have his name!!!!!!!

Welcome veselic!! Welcome to politics.. hopefully we see more of ya hear.

[veselic]

Re: Spelling Mistakes in Media

they got his son's name right. He will be an easier target

[floridaorange]

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^will a Mod ban this bot already, he's had 7 posts