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theatlantic:

Qaddafi? Try ‘Gathafi’

A peek inside Mohamed Qaddafi’s diplomatic passport ends the ongoing controversy over the English spelling of his name. No one predicted this one; it’s “Gathafi.” 

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  1. anjelicamajerus reblogged this from theamericanprospect
  2. fluxoids reblogged this from mehreenkasana and added:
    i forget where i saw it but this was common knowledge before. ive seen ‘gathafi’ in many cases where something has gone...
  3. wedia reblogged this from publicradiointernational and added:
    “Gathafi” is what’s on the passport!
  4. hollywoodwhispers reblogged this from theatlantic
  5. rummeltje reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    Nobody else assumes each family member spells it differently in English just to fuck with the entire English-speaking...
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  7. lindsaydoll reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    FINALLY. A resolution.
  8. theamericanprospect reblogged this from publicradiointernational and added:
    So have we been pronouncing it wrong as well as spelling it wrong? Shit.
  9. publicradiointernational reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    We have a winner folks!
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  11. incognitoamadeus reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    Wait… That sounds like a LISP! ‘Gathafi’.
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