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Urban_Kitten 170 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 11-28-06, 12:03 PM (EST) "Since when does Ouzarzate start with a Q?" I used to think that if I were ever accepted as a TAR racer, I would make an attempt to learn how to pronounce a few of the world's more predominant place names (Mauritius) and know approximately where they're found on a map (Kimberley's: "from Casablanca, we have to go on to Morocco ..."). But with our racers' keen inability to identify the letter O (as in Ouzarzate), I'm thinking that a crash course in the alphabet song, a few Mattel See & Say's and some alphabet flash cards might be in order. ************************************ Neutiquam erro (I am not lost).   Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start... dabo 11-28-06 1  RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start... Peetah 11-28-06 2    RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start... Urban_Kitten 11-28-06 3        Pssst! michel 11-28-06 4            RE: Pssst! jbug 11-29-06 5        RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start... Peetah 11-29-06 6  You say Ouarzazate, and I say Quarz... tamarama 11-30-06 7

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dabo 25344 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-28-06, 03:33 PM (EST) 1. "RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start with a Q?" We mustn't underestimate American blundering. (Casablanca)   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Peetah 334 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host" 11-28-06, 03:42 PM (EST) 2. "RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start with a Q?" LAST EDITED ON 11-28-06 AT 03:42 PM (EST) Actually, sometimes it is spelled beginning with a "Q". A lot of Arabic places are spelled numerous ways depending on the translation. Whoever said it this way may have been looking at a map with that spelling. True, the clue had the spelling begin with "O", but if you really weren't familiar with the place, wouldn't you accept both? For confirmation of numerous spellings, look at all the spellings for Qaddaffi, or is it Ghaddafi, Khadafi, etc.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Urban_Kitten 170 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Blistex Spokesperson" 11-28-06, 05:41 PM (EST) 3. "RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start with a Q?" With all due respect, Q's and O-sounds are not mistaken in Arabic. I speak Arabic and I live in Morocco. ************************************ Neutiquam erro (I am not lost).   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

michel 10812 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-28-06, 09:06 PM (EST) 4. "Pssst!" It was Ouarzazate.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

jbug 16685 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 11-29-06, 09:56 AM (EST) 5. "RE: Pssst!" >It was Ouarzazate. ROFLOL !!!!!! Good one!   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

Peetah 334 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Cooking Show Host" 11-29-06, 07:05 PM (EST) 6. "RE: Since when does Ouzarzate start with a Q?" I'm sorry if I offended you; please accept my apologies. I rewatched the tape, and several teams pronounced it with a "Q" and sometimes an "O" alternately. So I'm not sure that the clue didn't have a "Q" afterall. Only Phil's voiceovers and maps had a consistant "O". To clarify my earlier post, I have seen Ouarzazate spelled with a "Q" in an article about Atlas studios. I don't know about the racers, but I think it's a translation thing.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

tamarama 1785 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Herbal Healing Drugs Endorser" 11-30-06, 04:43 PM (EST) 7. "You say Ouarzazate, and I say Quarzazate..." I googled "Quarzazate" and got PAGES of hits -- Some tourism sites like this: http://www.andalucia.com/morocco/destinations/quarzazate.htm And this hotel -- NAMED Hotel Belere Quarzazate, but LOCATED in Ourzazate: http://hotels.hotelopia.com/morocco/ouarzazate/hotel-belere-quarzazate.html This scientific report seems to use both spellings interchangibly: http://www.tropos.de/samum/publications/SAMUM_Overview_E.pdf Clearly the name has been spelled both ways. I wasn't able to find anything that could tell me why, or if the "Q" is a European spelling or the "Old" spelling -- or maybe "Quarzazate" is a region and "Ouarzazate" is the city. Perhaps "Ouarzazate" is the official spelling, but I certainly wouldn't suggest that the racers were saying "Q" because they're stupid. I doubt they could 'accidently' pronounce it that way. If you live in Morrocco, I'm surprised you don't know why it's spelled both ways.   Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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