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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread The letter of the law #149382 10/25/05 11:49 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA According to a report in Reuters today, a Turkish court in Siirt imposed fines of 100 new lira upon each of twenty people for using the letters Q and W on placards at a Kurdish new-year celebration. A law in Turkey bans the use of any characters not used in the Turkish alphabet. Q and W appear in the Kurdish alphabet but not in the Turkish alphabet. Enacted in 1928, the Turkish law abandoned Arabic script in favour of a modified Latin alphabet (without Q and W) and required its use on all signs, advertising, newspapers and government documents. Dickens said the law is an ass. It is apparently also a turkey. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The letter of the law #149383 10/26/05 12:53 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh The report was wrong. There are no Kurds (or Armenians) in Turkey. Of course, I am kidding. There are Kurds (and Armenians) in Turkey, but you get the idea. It's not just the alphabet they'vre banning. Sheesh. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The letter of the law #149384 10/26/05 09:37 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Quote: Dickens said the law is an ass. Jeesh, y'all prescrips can't even quote without trying to "correct." It's "the law is a ass." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The letter of the law #149385 10/26/05 09:47 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC It's also true it wasn't a quote. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The letter of the law #149386 10/26/05 12:26 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve OP Carpal Tunnel OP Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA “If the law supposes that,” said Mr. Bumble,… “the law is a ass—a idiot. If that’s the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is that his eye may be opened by experience—by experience.” ~Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, chapter 51, p. 489 (1970). First published serially 1837–1839. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: The letter of the law #149387 10/26/05 12:52 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City I inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah I Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Quote: Quote: Dickens said the law is an ass. Jeesh, y'all prescrips can't even quote without trying to "correct." It's "the law is a ass." Just who is it who is correcting who[m], here? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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