Arabic-L:LING:Jokes with Glottal Stop Response

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Date: 25 Oct 1999
From: Muhammad Deeb <mdeeb at gpu.srv.ualberta.ca>
Subject: Jokes with Glottal Stop Response

	The most laughable examples that come to mind at the moment are
	(a) _'ur'aan_ for "Qur'aan", and (b) "al-'aahirah"
	for "al-Qaahirah."

	For more laughter, please, consider this hypothetical sentence:
	"Sadara 'araarun mina 'l-'aa'im bi-l '@maal ath-th'aafiyyah
	fii 'ayruwaan ..."  (Lit.:  A decision has been issued by
	the charge d'affaires culturelles in Qayruwaan ...)

	Serious answers later.  "Qawwaka 'Allaahu wa 'aawaak."

								M. Deeb

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