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dkreifus
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves," state media reported Saturday. The presidential decree, issued earlier this week, orders all governmental agencies, newspapers and publications to use words deemed more appropriate by the official language watchdog, the Farhangestan Zaban e Farsi, or Persian Academy, the Irna official news agency reported.

The academy has introduced more than 2,000 words as alternatives for some of the foreign words that have become commonly used in Iran, mostly from Western languages. The government is less sensitive about Arabic words, because the Quran is written in Arabic.

Among other changes, a "chat" will become a "short talk" and a "cabin" will be renamed a "small room," according to official Web site of the academy.



Wow...just wow. This is retarded. But I guess you have to look at the source
Microshit
I have got to admit that is over the top, but it is just showing further how much he hates the West, and cares for his cultural identity.
Singh400
Yup, fucking idiot.
virtualraider
Weird, from one word "chat" to two words "small talk"

How on earth is this going to protect their culture when you are issuing two English words for one.


Me and a friend where in a small room, small talking eating elastic loaves. laugh.gif laugh.gif
ml20
didn't that guy ban all western music a while back, too?
raum
yeah, and did you see the way he cried "prejudice" when the Xbox 360 was delayed?
dkreifus
Some words are 'western' words, becuase they are a western creation.

But lets just pretend the West doesn't exist. Shouldnt be too hard when you are convinced the Holocaust never happened.
Singh400
QUOTE(dkreifus @ Jul 31 2006, 15:48) *

Some words are 'western' words, becuase they are a western creation.

But lets just pretend the West doesn't exist. Shouldnt be too hard when you are convinced the Holocaust never happened.

Ouch, He just got his ass owned. laugh.gif
K2
QUOTE(raum @ Jul 31 2006, 15:00) *

yeah, and did you see the way he cried "prejudice" when the Xbox 360 was delayed?
I think it's not called the Xbox 360 in Iran, but the "letter between W and Y, in a small containerlike device, doing a complete turnaround".


Hasin
... wtf noexpression.gif elastic loave? that is straight fucked up noexpression.gif noexpression.gif blink.gif !
dkreifus
Anyone want to join me for some elastic loave for lunch? perhaps with some ground meat and extra curdled cow product. I'll be getting it from the elastic loave hut.
Hasin
wonder what they new word for "sex" is
virtualraider
QUOTE(Hasin @ Aug 1 2006, 05:51) *

wonder what they new word for "sex" is


They don't use the word Sex, but there actions can best be described as rape.
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