Kadhafi's last stand

[rpm]

The United States on Wednesday renewed its call for Libya to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of ousted dictator Moamer Kadhafi, after a new probe by a US rights watchdog. As the first anniversary of Kadhafi's death looms, Human Rights Watch said it had uncovered new evidence implicating militias in summary executions and raising questions over Libya's explanations of how he and one of his sons died.

 

[blunomore]

Since when is his surname spelt like this? What happened to "Gaddafi"? How can people just change the spelling of a name so randomly??????

 

[ShaunSA]

Since when is his surname spelt like this? What happened to "Gaddafi"? How can people just change the spelling of a name so randomly??????

It's more PC since he has kicked the bucket

 

[LazyLion]

Since when is his surname spelt like this? What happened to "Gaddafi"? How can people just change the spelling of a name so randomly??????

His name in English has been spelled various ways and all of them is acceptable since he himself never specified a certain way of spelling it in English.
So now people spell it how it would sound Phonetically.

 

[LazyLion]

... not really giving a crap how he died...

 

[Azbubu]

Since when is his surname spelt like this? What happened to "Gaddafi"? How can people just change the spelling of a name so randomly??????

There were always different variations, Bloo.

 

[blunomore]

His name in English has been spelled various ways and all of them is acceptable since he himself never specified a certain way of spelling it in English.
So now people spell it how it would sound Phonetically.

It is very odd that the media would now change the spelling, because through the years I have always seen it spelt "Gaddafi".

 

[daveza]

Gaddafi

Qaḏḏāfī

Gathafi

Khaddafi

Gadhafi

...take your pick.

 

[chrisc]

Does it matter how he died? Is some PC person in the USA now worrying whether his human rights were abused?

 

[blunomore]

Gaddafi

Qaḏḏāfī

Gathafi

Khaddafi

Gadhafi

...take your pick.

See what I mean? You do not even include the spelling as used in the article in your list of possibilities.

Ridiculous!!!! Where is the consistency??

 

[daveza]

An article published in the London Evening Standard in 2004 lists a total of 37 spellings of his name

 

[w1z4rd]

See what I mean? You do not even include the spelling as used in the article in your list of possibilities.

Ridiculous!!!! Where is the consistency??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi#Transcription_of_his_Arabic_name

 

[blunomore]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muammar_Gaddafi#Transcription_of_his_Arabic_name

There are other things in that link which is way more interesting!