Originally posted by M.M. Floors:
For us Dutchies it's hard to remember that in English it's Mafia and in Dutch Maffia. The extra 'f' is the problem. So if someone types maffia, this can't hardly be wrong since we don't know better. But yes, we are typing in English, so it should be with one 'f'.
I would normally agree with you, MMF, about the difference in spellings in our languages, but in this case its different. The very place of this Mob's origin spells it M-A-F-I-A. Its not that we spell it differently here (in English).
Remember, one of the POSSIBLE origins of the word "Mafia" comes from the cry "
Morte
All
Francia
Italia
Anelia".
