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To: HG who wrote (8326)10/30/2001 11:16:39 PM
From: tekboy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Lived in Dubai for 9 years. Learnt Arabic. Worked as a TV announcer there for kicks. Never heard anyone with ibn in their name. it was always 'bin'.

well, that explains it. As the Slate piece points out, "bin" is the Gulf pronunciation... You should have seen the reaction I got in Germany when I tried out my Viennese-taught linguistic skills there...

tb@thehorror,thehorror.com



To: HG who wrote (8326)10/31/2001 12:31:54 AM
From: FaultLine  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
lotsa inb's here

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