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Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut, used to be called Frobisher Bay, but its name was officially changed on 1 January 1987. Notice that the name, an English transcription from the Inuit language Inuktitut, violates a cardinal rule of English usage because it contains the letter “q” not followed by a “u”.
Today, in conversation with a Nunavut resident, I found out how important it is to spell Iqaluit correctly.
“Iqaluit” is Inuktitut for “many fish”. “Iqualuit” is Inuktitut for “dirty bum”.
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Having lived there for 10 years I had the understanding that it meant “place of many fish”. A descripition circulated that this would be the place for the celestial enema so perhaps the other spelling is not too out of line.
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