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===E like in Am'''e'''rica===
===E like in Am'''e'''rica===
Arabic abjad cannot express the word "America", since it doesn't have a letter corresponding to the "e" sound. So Arabs drop the "e" between "m" and "r" and pronounce this word as "Amreeka" (أمريكا).
Arabic abjad cannot express the word "America", since it doesn't have a letter corresponding to the "e" sound. So Arabs drop the "e" between "m" and "r" (and prolong the "i") and pronounce this word as "Amreeka" (أمريكا).
 
===O like in Eur'''o'''pe===
===O like in Eur'''o'''pe===
The letter o has no equivalent in the Arabic abjad. Arabs have to say "Awr'''u'''ba" (أوروبا).
The letter o has no equivalent in the Arabic abjad. Arabs have to say "Awr'''u'''ba" (أوروبا).
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