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1)<br>Date: 20 Feb 2013<br>From:<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Elley Cannon <<a href="mailto:elleycannon@gmail.com" target="_blank">elleycannon@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Subject:wa- 'and' with a space after it<br>

<br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">There seems to be some disagreement over the placement of the letter "waw"</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">as used to mean "and," in English. I have always been taught that the waw</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">is not an independent word and therefore becomes attached to whatever words</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">it follows, just like the letter faa. However, my colleagues and I have</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">recently gotten into an disagreement over the issue, as we've seen numerous</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">instances in Arabic coursebooks where the waw is on its own.</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Is this a recent development? It seems to be happening more in recent</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">publications. Does anyone have any insight into the issue?</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Best,</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Elley</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">--</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Elinor Cannon | نور كانون</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Resident Coordinator, C.V. Starr - Middlebury Schools Abroad, Jordan</span><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Mobile: </span><a href="tel:%2B962%20%280%29%2079%20657%203954" value="+962796573954" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px" target="_blank">+962 (0) 79 657 3954</a><br style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">

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