Dear Steven
Thanks for reply. I've just checked the link and it was working. Anyway, you
are right, but my point is to use the correct term for main 3 reasons:
1. Respect the host language, i.e. English
3. Apparently the Islamic regime in Tehran is against the word ‘Persian’,
and we as the free world have responsibility to fight them in any possible
way – and in the meantime assist Iranians in their fight against the tyrant
Moslem clerics.
Kind Regards
PV
Steven A Rowe wrote:
Hi PV,
On 05/07/2008 at 2:54 AM, PV wrote:
Sorry for cross posting, but why the word 'Farsi' instead of
'Persian'? No one says Lucnce français or Español, or Deutsch - so why
Farsi?
Please read the following article, I found it quite enlightening.
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Languages/persian_not_farsi.htm
PV
I was unable to follow your link -- I get the message The page cannot be
found -- but Google's cache came to my rescue:
http://209.85.165.104/search?q=cache:vJo1ye09MzYJ:www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Languages/persian_not_farsi.htm+persian+farsi+site:cais-soas.comhl=enct=clnkcd=1gl=usclient=firefox-a
The article makes fine logical arguments against the use of Farsi, but
clearly does not take a balanced point of view on the controversy.
I count myself among the ignorant - I had not realized that Farsi was a
politically charged term. That said, I don't plan on refusing to use the
term. I'll just think about the impact of the choice (now that I'm aware
there is one) before I do use it.
Thanks for the pointer. Knowledge is good.
Steve
On 05/07/2008 at 2:54 AM, Vizzini wrote:
Sorry for cross posting, but why the word 'Farsi' instead of
'Persian'? No one says Lucnce français or Español, or Deutsch - so why
Farsi?
Please read the following article, I found it quite enlightening.
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Languages/persian_not_farsi.htm
PV
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