The Iranian government cares little about foreign words per se, after all the Islamic theocracy has encouraged the use of Arabic loan words and the like in a way the more nationalistic government before them did not.
It is the fact that western words are being used that amounts to the problem.
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- Thu Sep 04, 2008 5:19 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: Purifying Persian
- Replies: 56
- Views: 246624
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: temblor
- Replies: 19
- Views: 26843
- Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:11 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: QUEAN
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7350
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:24 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Appose
- Replies: 6
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Appose
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/appose
1 archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
2 : to place in juxtaposition or proximity
Presumably 'apposite' is related?
1 archaic : to put before : apply (one thing) to another
2 : to place in juxtaposition or proximity
Presumably 'apposite' is related?
- Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:12 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Empery
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6371
Empery
Absolute dominion or jurisdiction; sovereignty.
Found this reading Henry V today.
Found this reading Henry V today.
- Mon May 28, 2007 1:14 pm
- Forum: Suggestions
- Topic: Books on Words
- Replies: 8
- Views: 46109
- Mon May 28, 2007 1:13 pm
- Forum: Languages of the World
- Topic: The Piraha (last vowel nasalized)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19845
- Mon May 28, 2007 1:12 pm
- Forum: Idioms
- Topic: "Trench" as in "receive the next trench of ca
- Replies: 11
- Views: 53755
I remember The Guardian's obituary for Saddam Hussein. Whilst discussing his dealings with Iran in the late 1970's they said they were able to strike a deal over the 'tranche' of land along the Shatt al-Arab. Hastily searching my dictionary it appeared that the word is French for 'slice' and is usua...
- Mon May 28, 2007 1:06 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: OLEAGINOUS
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8587
- Mon May 28, 2007 11:16 am
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Exanimate
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18195
Exanimate
Adj. exanimate - deprived of life; no longer living
- Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:24 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Approximation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10011
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:24 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Approximation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 10011
Approximation
Latterly I have been reading a book on Faraday in which he is quoted using the word 'approximate' in a very literal manner. He talks of 'approximating' a magnet to a coil of wire - making it come close. Is this still standard English?
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:18 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Jaded
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6653
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 3:11 pm
- Forum: Good Word Discussion
- Topic: DEPORTMENT
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22531
- Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:51 pm
- Forum: Good Word Suggestions
- Topic: Froward
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8630
Froward
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/frowardfro·ward (frwrd, -rd)
adj.
Stubbornly contrary and disobedient; obstinate.
froward·ly adv.
froward·ness n.