The FA9LA isn't a typo or a catchy title. The 9 replaces an Arabic letter for a strong "s" sound, a trend from Arabizi, the ...

Why is Lebanon the only Arab country to text Arabic with Latin letters instead of just using al abjadiyah like everyone else?

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Linguists at Aberystwyth University are assembling what they say will be the first complete dictionary of ancient Celtic.

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