Arabic-L:LING:Colloquial in website name?

[Dilworth Parkinson]

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1) Subject:Colloquial in website name?

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Date: 25 Mar 2008
From:"Dr. M Deeb" <muhammaddeeb at gmail.com>
Subject:Colloquial in website name?

I don't see the rationale of using colloquial instead of standard  
Arabic in
the name of the website Meedan.net.  Maydan / ميْدان  / (with a  
diphthong,
rather than a long vowel) is just as accessible and easy to  
pronounce.  Do
websites like the one in question promote the unfortunate trend of
colloquialisation?

*MD

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