Talk:Ata
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Ata - Turkish Word
[edit]I removed the definition of "ata" as a Turkish word ("father") reluctantly -- while it is interesting, and almost relevant for English readers (famous Turkish leader "Ataturk" -- "father of the Turks") -- it's really a slippery slope toward defining every foreign language word that happens to be spelled the same as an English word/acronym.
For example "ata" also means father/forefather in Latin (English "atavism") -- and being such a basic phonemic structure probably means something in hundreds of other languages as well. But we're defining English terms here, not writing a multi-lingual dictionary.
I have looked quite hard through the target article and cannot find ATA anywhere. Please lead me to the relevant place or this line will need to be removed again. Abtract (talk) 18:26, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
I think there needs to be something for the professional credential ATA, Accredited Tax Advisor. Probably it would get listed under Other. Mwohlgy (talk) 10:44, 17 May 2010 (UTC)