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12 October 2006

I like Hebrew people and Hawaiian people and I like thier music. But both their languages have too many damned apostrophes.

post by: jonmc at: 10:16 | 7 comments

You're just a rabid anti-apostraphite. . .that's what YOU are!

posted by danf 12 October | 10:24

It's not the apostrophes that are the problem - it's too many letters for the amount of sound that comes out. Like French, kinda.

posted by chewatadistance 12 October | 10:32

It's not the apostrophes that are the problem

You don't have to type them, chewie. I worked on a Hawaiian pop CD and a Hassidic Music CD back to back today. Apostrophes all over the place like ants at a picnic. I think I developed a mental stutter.

posted by jonmc 12 October | 10:35

*massages jon's pinky finger*

posted by Pips 12 October | 10:38

finger? I type with my tounge. I thought you knew.

posted by jonmc 12 October | 10:46

Well, in the case of Hebrew anyway, it's the English transliterations where you're seeing the apostrophes, not in actual Hebrew writing (which doesn't use apostrophes, although Hebrew vowels look like punctuation). So, don't blame the Hebrew, blame the English... transliterator (if that's a word).

posted by amro 12 October | 16:00

Hey Hey!

Ho Ho!

Apostrophobia's got to go

Hey Hey!

Ho Ho . . . . .

posted by jason's_planet 12 October | 21:34

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