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muriel_volestrangler

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32. Because they all used to secretly row for Oxford University

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Thu Jun 26, 2014, 06:42 AM

Jun 2014

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isis

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Anyone else wondering why an "Islamist" group would have an acronym like "ISIS"? [View all] Ken Burch Jun 2014 OP

Maybe they don't use a Latin alphabet. rug Jun 2014 #1

They usually are conscious about how things will translate into English, though. Ken Burch Jun 2014 #2

Oh really? Like the Moro Islamic Liberation Front? jberryhill Jun 2014 #27

ISIS is the English acronym for "Islamic States of Iraq and Syria" IDemo Jun 2014 #3

Yes, it's the literal translation of the Arabic version of the name Ken Burch Jun 2014 #6

they also use ISIL , this isn't some conspiracy JI7 Jun 2014 #7

But the article states that it isn't even the literal translation IDemo Jun 2014 #8

Native English speakers screw up acroynms all the time BainsBane Jun 2014 #30

Glad you said it. bunnies Jun 2014 #4

This group has had other names over the past ten years hack89 Jun 2014 #5

The acronym isn't not self created and stands for Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2014 #9

Don't worry, it was extensively focus tested by the pentagon whatchamacallit Jun 2014 #10

Christ. NuclearDem Jun 2014 #11

Not in the Middle East countries of Libya, Iraq, Syria, ... delrem Jun 2014 #20

Who's denying US involvement in that region? NuclearDem Jun 2014 #21

You evidently haven't been reading DU. delrem Jun 2014 #22

bob dylan fans. KG Jun 2014 #12

I'm surprised that no one else took the bait... DreamGypsy Jun 2014 #24

They love mystery cults? Rex Jun 2014 #13

Is there any evidence that they play up on that acronym or is... JVS Jun 2014 #14

It's a coincidence, another diversion. delrem Jun 2014 #16

Because they're armed, funded, supported, by delrem Jun 2014 #15

I don't know the truth of it, but it is not impossible. GoneFishin Jun 2014 #17

Absolutely. McCain is the cause of "Friends of Syria (tm)" delrem Jun 2014 #18

Holy shit! Some of you are serious about this. Throd Jun 2014 #19

It's not sitting well with me, either. hunter Jun 2014 #23

It's the same old name: "Bandar Bush". delrem Jun 2014 #25

Typical coincidental linguistic twist defacto7 Jun 2014 #26

I gotta be honest, every time I hear it, I think of "Archer" Warren DeMontague Jun 2014 #28

Because their name is in Arabic and ISIS is only a translation BainsBane Jun 2014 #29

Arabs call it "Da'ish" which sounds like the English word "Dash". CJCRANE Jun 2014 #31

Because they all used to secretly row for Oxford University muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #32

Archer fans... Brisk Jun 2014 #33