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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (28865)	9/21/2001 10:22:08 PM
From: E	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

But if it's true that "Many Muslim speakers take an offence to this word," then even if they're wrong to, the best idea is to go with Muslim, don't you think? Apparently nobody objects to that; and the 'Moslem' version is a reflection, it seems, of the typical English-accented (mis)pronunciation. I've wondered about this.

To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (28865)	9/22/2001 2:27:34 AM
From: Solon	Respond to of 82486

three dictionaries and two encyclopedias say the words are merely variants of one another. That, at least is not disputed. Apparently there are some who purport that the variant of "Moslem" developed for a particular reason which was perhaps more than adventitious. I couldn't say. I read that Zulm was a Hindi word meaning tyranny or oppressor. There is no doubt that some Muslims consider the variant offensive, for they have said so. Perhaps their offense is misguided, but I have no reason not to be inoffensive to them...