Iranian leader bans foreign words

Torplexed · 07-29-06, 01:38 PM

And I thought Congress with their "freedom fries" was silly. But 'elastic loaves?'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves," state media reported Saturday.

The presidential decree, issued earlier this week, orders all governmental agencies, newspapers and publications to use words deemed more appropriate by the official language watchdog, the Farhangestan Zaban e Farsi, or Persian Academy, the Irna official news agency reported.

The academy has introduced more than 2,000 words as alternatives for some of the foreign words that have become commonly used in Iran, mostly from Western languages. The government is less sensitive about Arabic words, because the Quran is written in Arabic.

Among other changes, a "chat" will become a "short talk" and a "cabin" will be renamed a "small room," according to official Web site of the academy.

STEED · 07-29-06, 01:44 PM

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is

U-104 · 07-29-06, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Torplexed

"pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves,"

:rotfl::rotfl:

JJ · 07-29-06, 02:01 PM

cuckoo...

Skybird · 07-29-06, 02:08 PM

"Schokoladenhohlkörper": GDR-German for Santa Claus in chocolate. Thinking is language. Control the language, and you control the thinking. Obviously Iranians love multi-culti, as long as the bring their culti to our multi - not the other way around. There is one word that I like, that I love, that I have learned to hail and to deeply appreciate - that word is "reciprocity"...

Spoon 11th · 07-29-06, 02:36 PM

Nothing special about this. Commonly used terms translated into their own language.

Skybird · 07-29-06, 02:45 PM

Let's do that in Europe, too, with all these modern foreign English words around.

Spoon 11th · 07-29-06, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Let's do that in Europe, too, with all these modern foreign English words around.

It's already done in Finland, for the last many decades. Every foreign word has an official finnish translation. It's necessary in many situations.

07-29-06, 03:04 PM

Also being done in France.

I'm thinking those who control language also control the debate. A (form of control) censorship, propoganda, and ultimately people's lives. It's no different than what we see in the politically correct crowd, or what Geo. Orwell was talking about in "1984".

Winston · 07-31-06, 02:44 AM

Maybe the phrase ‘elastic loaves’ is a pithily rhyme in Iranian or some such, like a double-entendre.

TteFAboB · 07-31-06, 04:16 AM

You know where the world is going to when people find Ahmedinejad absolutely normal, nothing special.

Little Tariq at the classroom: "But Professor, didn't ancient Persia had more philosophers than Norway, Iceland, France and Finland combined to this date? Wasn't this region a cosmopolitan crossroad of commerce, trade where people from all over the world met and passed through. The route connecting East to West? Why evertime Islam becomes stronger, we grow more ignorant, alienated and oppressed?"

07-29-06, 01:38 PM	#1
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Iranian leader bans foreign words And I thought Congress with their "freedom fries" was silly. But 'elastic loaves?' Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has ordered government and cultural bodies to use modified Persian words to replace foreign words that have crept into the language, such as "pizzas" which will now be known as "elastic loaves," state media reported Saturday. The presidential decree, issued earlier this week, orders all governmental agencies, newspapers and publications to use words deemed more appropriate by the official language watchdog, the Farhangestan Zaban e Farsi, or Persian Academy, the Irna official news agency reported. The academy has introduced more than 2,000 words as alternatives for some of the foreign words that have become commonly used in Iran, mostly from Western languages. The government is less sensitive about Arabic words, because the Quran is written in Arabic. Among other changes, a "chat" will become a "short talk" and a "cabin" will be renamed a "small room," according to official Web site of the academy. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

07-29-06, 01:44 PM	#2
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-29-06, 02:08 PM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,708 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	"Schokoladenhohlkörper": GDR-German for Santa Claus in chocolate. Thinking is language. Control the language, and you control the thinking. Obviously Iranians love multi-culti, as long as the bring their culti to our multi - not the other way around. There is one word that I like, that I love, that I have learned to hail and to deeply appreciate - that word is "reciprocity"... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 07-29-06 at 02:10 PM.

07-29-06, 02:45 PM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,708 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Let's do that in Europe, too, with all these modern foreign English words around. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-29-06, 03:04 PM	#9
waste gate Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Also being done in France. I'm thinking those who control language also control the debate. A (form of control) censorship, propoganda, and ultimately people's lives. It's no different than what we see in the politically correct crowd, or what Geo. Orwell was talking about in "1984". Last edited by waste gate; 07-29-06 at 03:11 PM.

07-29-06, 02:01 PM	#4
JJ Helmsman Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Oulu, Finland Posts: 106 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	cuckoo...

07-29-06, 02:36 PM	#6
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Nothing special about this. Commonly used terms translated into their own language.

07-31-06, 02:44 AM	#10
Winston Wild Night in Bangkok Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Wales Posts: 179 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Maybe the phrase ‘elastic loaves’ is a pithily rhyme in Iranian or some such, like a double-entendre. __________________ "Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash"

07-31-06, 04:16 AM	#11
TteFAboB Admiral Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,247 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	You know where the world is going to when people find Ahmedinejad absolutely normal, nothing special. Little Tariq at the classroom: "But Professor, didn't ancient Persia had more philosophers than Norway, Iceland, France and Finland combined to this date? Wasn't this region a cosmopolitan crossroad of commerce, trade where people from all over the world met and passed through. The route connecting East to West? Why evertime Islam becomes stronger, we grow more ignorant, alienated and oppressed?" __________________ "Tout ce qui est exagéré est insignifiant." ("All that is exaggerated is insignificant.") - Talleyrand

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