Iraqui or Iraqi Dinar

People researching the Iraqi Dinar sometimes Google Iraqui dinar instead. This is understandable since "u" follows "q" in the vast majority of English language words that include "q". Indeed, Ask Oxford states that "(t)here are very few words in which q is not followed by u, and all but one have reached English from other languages." Iraqi (not Iraqui), of course, is one of these words.

There is, in fact, a tongue-in-cheek movement afoot to stop using "u" after "q" as seen in this Q&A at Google Answers:

Q: Please qantify (sic) the benefits of dropping the letter 'U' after 'Q' in the English language.

A: Hello probonopublico and thank you for your qestion (sic)

Well, for a start think of the environmental issues. Newspaper ink is 95% carbon which is produced by burning hydrocarbons. By dropping the letter U we could be saving thousands of lives a year. "Pigment for newspaper ink still comes from benzene, toluene, naphthalene, and other benzene ring hydrocarbons which may be quite harmful to human health if accumulated in the food chain."

Another reason (or not) to drop the 'U' is that it would rationalise the English language, much as the North Americans have already done Colour=Color etc....

So, if you found this page looking for "iraqui dinar", we understand. Just visit our Iraqi Dinar homepage to find exactly what you're looking for.