Lindsey Graham has some thoughts on the use of Arabic definite articles

[Lief 🗽]

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As Haaretz writes, "the problem — linguistically — with Graham's comment is that 'Al' is the definite article in Arabic (i.e. equivalent to English's 'the'), and usually appears before most Arabic proper nouns, especially place and personal names."[/quote]

http://www.vox.com/2015/5/5/8554335/lindsey-graham-al

I think I'm getting closer and closer to making my ironic endorsement.

[IceSpear]

I think I'm getting closer and closer to making my ironic endorsement.

Don't be too hasty...

[Angel of Death]

And here I was seriously expecting it to be an article by the Onion.

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

Al-Gorithm (Al Gore's band, ok not really) and Al-Gebra are also subversive groups intent on destroying Republican ideals like climate change denial.

[Brewer]

Al-Gorithm (Al Gore's band, ok not really) and Al-Gebra are also subversive groups intent on destroying Republican ideals like climate change denial.

On that note, don't forget about Al Roker!

[The Free North]

Officially supporting al-Graham 2016

[An American Tail: Fubart Goes West]

Officially supporting al-Graham 2016

He'll do al-job well. Al-polls should show an increase in his numbers among al-hawks should increase.

[pbrower2a]

algebra -- because Tea-Party people surely found algebra fiendishly difficult.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Funny how he's not complaining that German uses the word "Die".

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Al-Gorithm (Al Gore's band, ok not really) and Al-Gebra are also subversive groups intent on destroying Republican ideals like climate change denial.

Al-Gebra involves finding the X, and we know that X-rated is bad.