26 May 2004

How Do You Pronounce "Abu Ghraib"? - Hint: It doesn't rhyme with "babe." By Sam Schechner

The linguist in me comes out to play and recommends you delight yourself in discovering how properly to pronounce "Abu Ghraib" -come on! you can do better than George Bush. Amaze your friends and be the life and soul of the party [okay, so I've gone overboard now ...]
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