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| 28. Hizb Allah-Al-thawra Al-Islamiya fi Lubnan |
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'Hizballah,' in short, even though U.S. media style guides call for ''Hezbollah'.'
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| -Can we get a consensus here on how to spell "Hezbollah"? |
WilliamPitt |
Jul-14-06 04:53 PM |
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There is no "proper spelling" in English. |
ocelot |
Jul-14-06 04:55 PM |
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Yeah I think it's a matter of phonetics. |
HereSince1628 |
Jul-14-06 05:02 PM |
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Like al-Qaeda and al-Qaidah? |
im10ashus |
Jul-14-06 05:45 PM |
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I don't think there is consensus |
wryter2000 |
Jul-14-06 04:55 PM |
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It's actually the phonetic |
benddem |
Jul-14-06 05:00 PM |
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No. |
Jackpine Radical |
Jul-14-06 04:55 PM |
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HEZBOLLAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!! |
htuttle |
Jul-14-06 04:55 PM |
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LOL |
wryter2000 |
Jul-14-06 05:22 PM |
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Gesundheit n/t |
gatorboy |
Jul-14-06 05:26 PM |
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My cousins in Israel spell it... |
Juniperx |
Jul-14-06 04:56 PM |
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I like the spelling that caller to Randi Rhodes used... |
Junkdrawer |
Jul-14-06 04:56 PM |
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Party of GOD, spelled like this: |
MADem |
Jul-14-06 04:56 PM |
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Ahaaa...You say حزب الله and I sa... |
whistle |
Jul-14-06 04:59 PM |
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Those arabic characters would not interpret in the DU spellchecker |
whistle |
Jul-14-06 05:01 PM |
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Man, that's weird, I see the Arabic in the MY DU section, but |
MADem |
Jul-14-06 05:01 PM |
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Sam, the Sham prefers |
SoCalDem |
Jul-14-06 05:19 PM |
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ah, you beat me to it |
anarch |
Jul-14-06 07:25 PM |
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You Hezbollah and I say Hiz'bullah....let's call the whole thing off |
whistle |
Jul-14-06 04:57 PM |
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Hiz b'Allah, if ya wanna get technical! NT |
MADem |
Jul-14-06 04:59 PM |
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Who cares how it's spelled. |
Kahuna |
Jul-14-06 04:57 PM |
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I second that. We all know what it refers to anyhow. |
RebelOne |
Jul-14-06 06:06 PM |
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How about Kadafi? |
uppityperson |
Jul-14-06 04:59 PM |
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Al-Jazeera uses Hizb Allah |
leveymg |
Jul-14-06 05:00 PM |
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I'm with you and the Times. |
Buns_of_Fire |
Jul-14-06 05:01 PM |
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"Hizbulloh" is Juan Cole's spelling - I'll go with it |
jean |
Jul-14-06 05:04 PM |
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Hezbol'shizzle, my dizzle nizzles |
TlalocW |
Jul-14-06 05:10 PM |
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Hezbollah, Hezbollah, Bo-Bezbollah n/t |
wryter2000 |
Jul-14-06 05:24 PM |
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hahaha |
Faye |
Jul-14-06 05:24 PM |
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Fo'shizzle. eom |
im10ashus |
Jul-14-06 06:46 PM |
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All Of The Above. Problem Is, When It Comes From A Different Alphabet, |
OPERATIONMINDCRIME |
Jul-14-06 05:13 PM |
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google spell checks it as 'hezbollah'... |
bridgit |
Jul-14-06 05:25 PM |
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that is also the BBC spelling |
LSK |
Jul-14-06 05:28 PM |
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Hizb Allah-Al-thawra Al-Islamiya fi Lubnan |
TahitiNut |
Jul-14-06 05:30 PM |
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It's spelled "Hezbollah"--but it's pronounced "Throat Warbler Mangrove" |
Arkham House |
Jul-14-06 05:52 PM |
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Good one. |
im10ashus |
Jul-14-06 06:10 PM |
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LOL |
wryter2000 |
Jul-14-06 06:35 PM |
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Hezbollah's safe. |
igil |
Jul-14-06 05:55 PM |
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In light of the fact |
Karenina |
Jul-14-06 07:21 PM |
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Criminetly... and I don't care that it's not a word... |
Juniperx |
Jul-14-06 07:45 PM |
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Yeah, but whatever you do, don't call her Hilary! |
Generator |
Jul-14-06 07:39 PM |
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