How many ways have you heard Hezbollah pronounced during the last week?
Hez-BUH-LAH
Hez-BOOL-ah
Hez-buul-AA
Hez-boo-LAH
Hez-boo-lah
Hehz-boh-LAH
Hiz-BUH-LAH
Hiz-BOOL-ah
Hiz-buul-AA
Hiz-boo-LAH
Hiz-boo-lah
Hihz-boh-LAH
My favorite is Hez-BOWL-ah, rhyming with ebola. (Which is pretty much my reason for preferring it.)
Proper pronunciation - Hezballah/Hizballah/Hizb'allah means "Party of God" so it should be pronounced "hizb allah".
Posted by marybeth at July 29, 2006 01:32 PM Terrorism , Words**snicker**
Posted by vw bug at July 29, 2006 03:21 PMNow I feel even more justified in my pronunciation.
Now about Ahmadinejad...
Posted by tee bee at August 3, 2006 05:45 PM