I'd almost understand if they spelled it like the American pronunciation sounds: "Dolly Lama". But why go out of their way to spell it like a surrealist Peruvian mammal?
2006-07-16 14:29:47 · 11 answers · asked by byama 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To Executioner_ : The repeated misspelling of Dalai Lama as "Dali Llama" on this site and the deliberate use of an alternate spelling for "colour" are two very different things. I use "c-o-l-o-r" because that is the custom where I live, and to do otherwise would be an unnecessary distraction. It has nothing to do with laziness.
2006-07-16 15:34:51 · update #1
ignorance abounds
2006-07-16 14:31:55 · answer #1 · answered by shepherd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they sound it out and spell things phonetically. I believe Dalai Lama is Indian.
2006-07-16 21:31:48 · answer #2 · answered by tralala3345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Dalai Lama is a tibetan refugee living in India, he's not Indian!
2006-07-16 21:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a lama named dolly.
We also have an alpaca named lips.
Besides if this was a spelling test you should have told us sooner.
Love and blessings
2006-07-16 21:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they`re uneducated morons.People today are generally too lazy to learn how to spell correctly - the Americans are the worst culprits - colOr instead of colOUr ,sulFur instead of sulPHur ,anEmia instead of anAEmia etc.
2006-07-16 21:39:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i for one have never seen "dalai lama" in any spelling variation anywhere on this site.
2006-07-16 21:33:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they are answering for points(1), or are uneducated about this man and his spiritual quest for worldly enlightenment.(2)
2006-07-16 21:32:56 · answer #7 · answered by Lauralanthalasa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I thought it was Deli Llama!
2006-07-16 21:33:00 · answer #8 · answered by tammers 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because nothing in this world is unique - even misspellings.
2006-07-16 21:31:42 · answer #9 · answered by nquizzitiv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no dude its dolly llama. the llama has two Ls
2006-07-16 21:31:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋