A Rose by any other name , would still smell sweet. Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak
theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]>wrote: > exactly. the word "Rahman" is in Arabic language (it is one of the 99 > names of God Almighty). and even the way we pronounce it is not > exactly how it is pronounced in Arabic. > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "arr_raghu" <arr_ra...@...> > wrote: > > > > Actually, However we pronounce his name Rahman is not very correct. > > Ask any native Arabic person, they will show you the correct > > pronounciation. > > They laugh at how we call him; but hay, we are used to calling him > so. > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Chord" <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > > > I don't want to belabor this point and I'm not really that > bothered by > > > it as I'm elated by the Oscar win. But, why are so many Americans > > > butchering AR's name? Since the awards started, I have > > > heard, "Ruhman", "Rahmeen", "AJ Raaman", "Rockkman".... > > > > > > Is "Rahman" really so hard to pronounce? Well, maybe it is for > > > Westerners who aren't used to such names. And BTW, I love > Americans > > > as I am one of them, but they have a history of butchering even > > > relatively easy South Asian names. Trust me. I know personally! > > > > > > > >
