Bin Laden and PC

[Tom Zurinskas]

I've seen "Usama" on Fox News, but mostly "Osama" elsewhere. Which is closer to the true pronunciations?



Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, then Tenn 3, NJ 33, now FL 9.
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> Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 10:46:06 -0400
> From: wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Re: Bin Laden and PC
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> Poster: Jonathan Lighter
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> Surely it's a "white" name (a version of Hieronymous or Jerome), not an
> indigenous one.
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> Calling Bin Laden a fake-Indian name is even worse! Or not as bad!
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> JL
> On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Charles C Doyle wrote:
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> > How did the Amerindian leader get that name? Surely it's a "white" name (a
> > version of Hieronymous or Jerome), not an indigenous one. I'm having a hard
> > time finding the answer!
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> > --Charlie
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> > Jonathan Lighter [wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM]
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2011 10:11 AM
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> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_bin_laden_geronimo
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> > I guess none of spokesindividuals are familiar with the use of "Geronimo!"
> > as a paratrooper's motto, based on the Burt Lancaster movie.
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> > JL
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