New orthography

[Senna Jawa]

We should write "Ubama", not "Obama".

 

[Senna Jawa]

urthugraphy

Tu be ur nut tu be?!

Let's explure further pussibilities uf the Ubama Administratiun urthugraphy:

1. Nurth uf Califurnia there is? Yes, Uregun!
2. Suuth uf Michigan there is? Yes, Uhiu!
3. etc.

 

[Angeline]

I keep seeing articles online that use "Usama" instead of "Osama." What's up with that? Do you know the reasoning behind it? I am not prepared to give up the "o."

 

[Senna Jawa]

I keep seeing articles online that use "Usama" instead of "Osama." What's up with that? Do you know the reasoning behind it? I am not prepared to give up the "o."

They do it on TV! From the moment they started to spread the news about the death.

C'mon, poetess--it's not that hard to figure out the reason behind the phony new orthography (and I've given a HINT after all ).

Best regards,

 

[bronzeage]

I keep seeing articles online that use "Usama" instead of "Osama." What's up with that? Do you know the reasoning behind it? I am not prepared to give up the "o."

It doesn't matter what you call him, he won't answer.

 

[Angeline]

They do it on TV! From the moment they started to spread the news about the death.

C'mon, poetess--it's not that hard to figure out the reason behind the phony new orthography (and I've given a HINT after all ).

Best regards,

Yeah well given that the places I saw it were all related to Rupert Murdoch, I figured that angle already--and it's not unexpected. I just foolishly thought there might be some semantic or stylistic reason for it, too. Silly me.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Yeah well given that the places I saw it were all related to Rupert Murdoch, I figured that angle already--and it's not unexpected. I just foolishly thought there might be some semantic or stylistic reason for it, too. Silly me.

"Osama" & "Obama" differ but for one letter. Thus someone--oh so smart--have decided to help Obama, and to add another 1-letter orthographic difference.

 

[Desejo]

You say Usama I say Osama

Arabic is phonetic, thus no set spellings. Long vowels (aa, oo, uu) are written, but short ones are not always indicated. To add to the fun different areas of the middle east pronounce things differently.

Thus Bush had fun with pronouncing Saddam Hussein (SAD-DEM, if I remember correctly wrong, its sah-DAHM).

And Quadaffi- Kadahfi is a veritable creative explosion of spellings.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Senna Jawa]

Just my 2 cents.

But golden. Thank you.

 

[Angeline]

Arabic is phonetic, thus no set spellings. Long vowels (aa, oo, uu) are written, but short ones are not always indicated. To add to the fun different areas of the middle east pronounce things differently.

Thus Bush had fun with pronouncing Saddam Hussein (SAD-DEM, if I remember correctly wrong, its sah-DAHM).

And Quadaffi- Kadahfi is a veritable creative explosion of spellings.

Just my 2 cents.

But golden. Thank you.

I second that. Thanks!

And Senna, you made a typu? You are a silly one sometimes!

 

[ParrotDee]

Well Hellu

Sinni Jiwi

R U playing with ur vwls again?

 

[butters]

Sinni Jiwi

R U playing with ur vwls again?

eeeh, bah goom

 

[UnderYourSpell]

eeeh, bah goom

ess all tha saim u nose on Ilkley Moor Baht 'At