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Old 11-03-2007, 03:22 AM
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Re: Arabic "take the space away" question.

This confuses me a bit too.
Some words you "join" and part of the letters disappear...these definately need hyphen.

Other words you join stay "whole", but become "conjoined". While they appear to be ledgible, they are still "nixed" as being improper by Arabic speakers. There are a few exceptions, but best to always ask.

Then there are the ones that can be "joined" but do not touch and all letters remain whole. These are the best keepers, but again probably worth checking with a native speaker.
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