Friday, November 26, 2010
THERE ARE TOO MANY STATES NOWADAYS; PLEASE ELIMINATE THREE: The Royal Spanish Academy has decreed that "ch" and "ll" are no longer letters in the Spanish alphabet. In addition, "i griega" is now "ye," "Qatar" is now "Catar" and "Iraq" becomes "Irak" because no longer will "q" signify a "k" unless it's "que" or "qui."
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ReplyDeleteWay to screw over Spanish scrabble players. (Yes, I know Qatar and Iraq aren't allowable words, but I think this'd apply to other words as well.)
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ReplyDeleteP.S. I am not a crank.
ReplyDeleteIn other news, Qatar and Iraq have broken off diplomatic relations with Spane :-)
ReplyDeleteDoes this affect South American Spanish, or does the Royal Spanish Academy only control Spain!
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