 Of course, the situation in Libya is horrific. But I do have a question. How do you spell the current Libyan dictator’s name? Not just the last name, mind you, but there is no general consensus on his title or first name for that matter.
I have a common name with a unique spelling and it pisses me off when people who should know better continue to spell it wrong. If I ascended to power and was the dictator of an entire country, one of my first efforts would be to issue an edict forcing everyone to spell my name right.
I found an article that broke it down like this.
Title
- Colonel
- Al (or al)
- El (or el)
First Name - Muammar
- Moammar
- Mu'ammar
- Moamar
Last Name - Gaddafi
- Gadhafi
- Gadafy
- Kaddafi
- Kadafi
- Qadhafi
- Gathafi
- Qaddafi
- Algathafi
If this list isn’t exhaustive, check out this list of over 100 ways to address the dictator. Labels: Politics |
