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To: Roccus

I know you were being funny. That's why I lol'd.
Persian is the preferred name for the language.
Parsi is also fine, but not used much.
Farsi, is the Arabic word for Parsi (arabs don't have "P" sound in their alphabet or language), and although it is used a lot, it isn't what many Persians like the language to be called.

(btw - since arabs don't have "P" in their alphabet, they can't say words with 'p' very well. So, instead of asking for Pepsi, they say 'bebsi'. :~ )


7 posted on 10/11/2004 4:12:42 AM PDT by nuconvert (Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.)
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To: nuconvert

Oh, Then I guess it would be FLIB-FLOB.
Thanks for the linguistics lesson.


9 posted on 10/11/2004 4:33:25 AM PDT by Roccus
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