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A symptom of bigotry in which a bigot insists that the spelling, grammar, or pronunciation of other languages, cultures, or subcultures are inferior, or simply wrong.
Some linguistically intolerant Jews and Muslims, such as the late Sheikh Ahmed Deedat complain about what they call, the J Sickness, in which most European languages substitute the letter J for the letter Y when transliterating names from ancient texts, such as:
Joel for Yael
Judah for Yehuda
Joshua for Yeheshua
Joseph for Yusuf
Jonah for Yunus
Jesus for Yesus or Yeshua
Jehovah for Yehowa or Yahweh
Since J is the letter used to produce the Y sound in most European languages, this complaint is an example of petty linguistic intolerance. Sheikh Deedat also rather amusingly blamed the "J" sickness on Jehovah's Witnesses, as if they, in the 20th century had had the power to change the way Europeans spelled names in medieval times, so it's difficult to determine whether his bigotry was against Christians in general, Jehovah's Witnesses, or Europeans. (Source: www.jamaat.net/name/name3.html)
Joel for Yael
Judah for Yehuda
Joshua for Yeheshua
Joseph for Yusuf
Jonah for Yunus
Jesus for Yesus or Yeshua
Jehovah for Yehowa or Yahweh
Since J is the letter used to produce the Y sound in most European languages, this complaint is an example of petty linguistic intolerance. Sheikh Deedat also rather amusingly blamed the "J" sickness on Jehovah's Witnesses, as if they, in the 20th century had had the power to change the way Europeans spelled names in medieval times, so it's difficult to determine whether his bigotry was against Christians in general, Jehovah's Witnesses, or Europeans. (Source: www.jamaat.net/name/name3.html)
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3. v. Take fronts in line without permission.
4. v. Invade someone's personal space.
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The word barrister becomes meaningless when used by people writing emails from email domains from anywhere except Nigeria, but claiming to be from Nigeria.
The word barrister becomes meaningless when used by people writing emails from email domains from anywhere except Nigeria, but claiming to be from Nigeria.
This Nigeria Scam came today:
BARR. E. NWACHUKWU,
MIRRIOR JUSTICE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
NO5 OLD OJO ROAD, AMUWO ODOFIN
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Dear Sir,
I am Barrister . Emmanuel Nwachukwu, a solicitor at law. One of my clienta
National of your country, who has lived in my country for many years, and
who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client , Mr Lewis Peter who dead
with his family of three .
BARR. E. NWACHUKWU,
MIRRIOR JUSTICE CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES
NO5 OLD OJO ROAD, AMUWO ODOFIN
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Dear Sir,
I am Barrister . Emmanuel Nwachukwu, a solicitor at law. One of my clienta
National of your country, who has lived in my country for many years, and
who hereinafter shall be referred to as my client , Mr Lewis Peter who dead
with his family of three .
by Downstrike July 15, 2008
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