Re: new Klingon spelling

On Saturday, January 3, 2004, at 12:46  PM, Tristan McLeay wrote:
>> I've seen
>> **Al-Quaeda with vomit-inducing frequency the last few years, and the
>> Chinese
>
> IME, if they put a <u> in, they're going to get something else wrong
> too,
> and make something like **Al Quida.
> Tristan
I'm way too snobbish about that... ever since hearing the name
[alqA:3Ida] in Arabic class a few years ago, every attempted
pronunciation (even the relatively good ones) grates on my ears.

In college, i remember seeing an anti-war protest where the protesters
were chanting slogans like "no war in EYE-RACK!".  It took a Lot of
self-control to not go over and say "yo, if you care so much about
[3IrA:q], at least TRY to say their name properly!"

(/3/ = `ayin, as usual)


-Stephen (Steg)
  "subsequent to the events you have just witnessed..."

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