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Old 11-21-2002, 08:47 AM   #8
MagiK
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Originally posted by Barry the Sprout:
Al Qaida... Al Queda... Al Queida... we can't spell it - thats why its so scary!
Well the spelling problems come from the people who are responsible for translating the language, there seems to be no real hard and fast rule for spelling when translating from arabic to english. I can't tell you how many ways I saw "Kadhafi" spelled during the 80's.