So, wait, do they or don't they hate our freedom? I'm so confused!Arabic is a language fond of formal indirectness, and, during the first planning sessions of the Arab-language edition of "The Apprentice," the producers decided to replace "You're fired!" -- Donald Trump's catchphrase of blunt humiliation -- with a line that translates into English as "May God be kind to you."
--The New Yorker, October 17, 2005
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