http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/05/by-any-other-name/ Reporter & Producer Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:31:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.jinamoore.com/2008/05/05/by-any-other-name/#comment-316 Sarah Sun, 11 May 2008 05:41:48 +0000 http://jinamoore.wordpress.com/?p=147#comment-316 Huh. That's kind of like how "ana" in Arabic means "I". It caused some serious confusion re: my roommate in Egypt (Anna.) Actually, also my roommate in Yemen, Jenn (jinn = "spirit/ghost"). And my friend Abby (abi = "my father") or her friend Bess (bes = "enough!"). How does this happen with such alarming frequency? Huh. That's kind of like how "ana" in Arabic means "I". It caused some serious confusion re: my roommate in Egypt (Anna.) Actually, also my roommate in Yemen, Jenn (jinn = "spirit/ghost"). And my friend Abby (abi = "my father") or her friend Bess (bes = "enough!"). How does this happen with such alarming frequency?

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