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They're are other places in Badajoz with the "AL" prefix and they're Arabic influenced so it's more likely that Albuquerque was as well than being Latin derived
by gotchange 11y ago
They're are other places in Badajoz with the "AL" prefix and they're Arabic influenced so it's more likely that Albuquerque was as well than being Latin derived but my main argument stays the same that if English speaking xenophobes or bigots have any problem with the Arabic definite article "Al ال", they should cease using those words in their language to avoid public embarrassment and being labelled hypocrites.
- mikeash 11y agoWhat's the point of that main argument? You asked a question about why certain unreasonable feel a certain way, you got an answer, and now you're arguing with the answer because you think it's unreasonable. That's silly.
- rm_-rf_slash 11y agoHypothetical example: let's say there was no Hitler or Hirohito but somehow Benito Mussolini - Il Duce, the leader - conquered Europe and conducted human rights abuses equal to or greater than the other Axis powers, all while expanding Italian territory through conquest. Let's also say that you live in the Middle East, which for a while was Roman territory, the empire that Mussolini attempted to ressurect. You would have a good reason to fear Italian conquest and be distrustful of Italy in general, even if Italians themselves are generally amicable and the people in conquered territories resent the regime. Now you hear that a major Italian news company - Il Notizie, the news - is establishing a pan-Arab station, Il Notizie Arabia. Would you trust it to be fair and balanced? Would you trust it not to have a subversive agenda?