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| Isis |
In a
newsroom…
Andrew Preston: Associated
Press are using ISIL instead of ISIS now.
Wally Post: ISIL? ISIS is a
little easier to say, and it recalls the Egyptian goddess of fertility, Isis.
Andrew Preston: So ISIL
seems more like an abbreviation than an acronym?
Wally Post: Wouldn’t go that
far, they are both pronounceable. It’s just the majestic image of Isis in “Glory
to Egypt, hail to thee, Isis of strength and power…”
Andrew Preston: I think it
went
“Glory to Isis and the land
By her firm arm protected!
To Egypt's King elected,
Raise we our festive songs!”
Wally Post: Anyway, ISIS as
an acronym that connotes something majestic. Not sure if Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria suggests that… I mean, terrorism is not majestic.
Andrew Preston: So maybe a
clumsy and brutal abbreviation is more apt than a cultured acronym.
__________
Voice-over
ISIS: Islamic State of Iraq
and Syria.
ISIL: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
ISIL: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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