If you've been reading the news on Libya lately, you've noticed that news organizations don't exactly agree on one essential aspect of their coverage.
In 2009 ABC compiled a list of 112 alternative ways to spell Col. Qaddafi's name. Popular variations include "Muammar Gaddafi" ( BBC News), "Moammar Gadhafi" ( The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal), "Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi" (U.S. Department of State), "Muammar el-Qaddafi" ( The New York Times), and Moammar Kadafi ( The Los Angeles Times). Such discrepancies exist primarily because the Libyan dialect differs from standard Arabic pronunciations.
Matt Katzenberger is an intern at THE WEEKLY STANDARD.